Diabetes for Nurses

by Lynne Jerreat (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2003

  $4.19

  This is the second edition of the comprehensive guide to diabetes for nurses and is updated to take account of changes in dietary advice, legislation and terminology. The text addresses diabetes as both a biochemical disease and a psychosocial problem. It provides research-based information with suggestions for problem solving and planning. The book is divided into three sections. The first introduces diabetes and examines the altered physiology, the diagnosis, the treatments available and the complications of diabetes. The second section addresses the practice of patient education and the clinical management of diabetes. The third section puts diabetes in care into context. It examines the broader issues involved in diabetes care, including the psychological and ethical aspects of diabetes.

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $5.89

  This work addresses diabetes as both a bio-chemical disease and a psychosocial problem, and provides research-based information with suggestions for problem solving and planning. Divided into three sections, the first part of the book introduces diabetes and examines the altered physiology, the diagnosis, the treatments available and complications. The second section addresses the practice of patient education and the clinical management of diabetes. The final section examines diabetes care in context, and looks at broader issues such as the psychological and ethical aspects of diabetes. This is a detailed, practical guide to the clinical management of diabetes, giving advice on what to do in specific circumstances both in hospital and in the community.

• New

  Paperback
  2003

  $66.32

  This is the second edition of the comprehensive guide to diabetes for nurses and is updated to take account of changes in dietary advice, legislation and terminology. The text addresses diabetes as both a biochemical disease and a psychosocial problem. It provides research-based information with suggestions for problem solving and planning. The book is divided into three sections. The first introduces diabetes and examines the altered physiology, the diagnosis, the treatments available and the complications of diabetes. The second section addresses the practice of patient education and the clinical management of diabetes. The third section puts diabetes in care into context. It examines the broader issues involved in diabetes care, including the psychological and ethical aspects of diabetes.