First Advisor

Dunemn, Kathleen

Date Created

12-2019

Abstract

Clinical nurses have a key role in supporting and management of diabetes patients during hospitalization. The purpose of this study was to evaluate nurses’ level of comfort, familiarity, and knowledge in diabetes management. In this study, 30 full-time nurses working in Vinmec Central Park International Hospital completed a 34-question assessment that included eight questions on comfort, six questions on familiarity, and 20 questions on nursing knowledge. The findings indicated the level of nursing knowledge regarding diabetes management in the hospital was low. The comfort, familiarity, and knowledge scores were not directly proportional to the age, education, and years of clinical experience or specialty. Finally, this study demonstrated that bedside nurses had a deficit in knowledge in the management of diabetes patients. This level of unfamiliarity indicated insufficient teaching practices. Strategies are required to provide a continuing education program for all bedside nurses and ensure all proper criteria meet the caring of specific diabetes patients. Future studies must be repeated with more data to evaluate the result of nursing and diabetes management.

Keywords

Knowledge; Nurse; Diabetes; Hyperglycemia; Insulin

Extent

79 pages

Local Identifiers

MaiThesis2019

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