| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 530 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Diagnosing and classifying diabetes -- Assessment and nursing diagnosis -- Monitoring diabetes mellitus -- Nutritional aspects of caring for people with diabetes -- Medication commonly used in diabetes management -- Hypoglycaemia -- Hyperglycaemia, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), hyperosmolar coma and lactic acidosis -- Long term complications of diabetes -- Management during surgical and investigative procedures -- Special situations and unusual conditions related to diabetes -- Diabetes and sexual health -- Diabetes in the older person -- Diabetes in children and adolescents -- Women, pregnancy, and gestational diabetes -- Psychological and quality of life issues related to having diabetes -- Diabetes education -- Discharge planning -- Community and primary care nursing and home-based care -- Complementary therapies and diabetes -- Managing diabetes in the emergency situations |
| Summary |
'This remarkably comprehensive book reflects the depth of knowledge and experience of its author and will assist nurses in the process of diabetes management. I wholeheartedly recommend this text to all health professionals whether working directly in, or on, the fringe of diabetes. '. From the foreword by Marg McGill, Chair, International Diabetes Federation Consultative Section on Diabetes Education. Care of People with Diabetes is an essential guide to the care and management of people with diabetes mellitus, with particular emphasis on the acute care setting. It is written by an experienc |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 514-516) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Diabetes -- Nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Diabetes.
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Diabetes Mellitus -- nursing
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Diabetes.
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Diabetes
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Diabetes -- Nursing
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781444319392 |
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1444319396 |
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9781780345826 |
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1780345828 |
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9781444320893 |
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1444320890 |
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9780470774649 |
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0470774649 |
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