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Diabetes expertise: a subspecialty on a general medical unit
Heather Greene1, Hans-Peter de Ruiter, Natalie Atkins
1Mayo Clinic, Saint Mary's Hospital, Rochester, MN, USA.
Medsurg Nursing : Official Journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
|January 11, 2003
Abstract:
A medical unit developed a subspecialty in diabetes care by increasing the expertise of its staff nurses. A task force was formed to set goals and create an action plan. An educational curriculum was developed, implemented, and evaluated. Medical staff nurses were integrated as diabetes educators and now provide 24-hour diabetes specialty care coverage for the hospital.