Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 11, 2026

Improving IV Insulin Administration in a Community Hospital
Published on: June 11, 2012
Planning and implementing an interdisciplinary diabetes workshop for healthcare professionals
Gloria M Valdez1, Karen A Dadich, Carol Boswell
1Nursing Faculty, Covenant School of Nursing, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
Abstract:
A diabetes education program for healthcare professionals evolved out of a series of discussions among healthcare providers. This group realized the importance and the necessity of developing a current knowledge base for themselves, their clients, and their clients' families. The target audiences for this program were physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and dietitians who could be eligible to work toward becoming a certified diabetes educator. This article discusses the process used to develop and conduct these workshops. The lessons learned during this project are provided for consideration by others seeking to address common concerns and challenges in other areas of clinical practice.
Related Concept Videos
Nursing Process for Patient and Caregiver Teaching II: Planning and Implementation
Diabetes: Management and Pharmacotherapy
Insulin remains the cornerstone of treatment for most patients with type 1 and many...
Interdisciplinary Care: The Health Care Team-II
Physical Therapist
A physical therapist (PT) aims to restore function or prevent additional impairment in a patient following an injury or disease. Massage, heat, cold, water, sonar waves, exercises, and electrical stimulation are some treatments used by PTs to treat...
Peripheral Artery Disease III: Interprofessional Care
Interdisciplinary Care: The Health Care Team-I
Physicians
The physician's primary responsibility is to diagnose illness and direct the medical or surgical treatment of the condition. The authority to admit patients to a healthcare agency or institution and practice care within that setting is granted to physicians by the healthcare agency or institution itself.
Role of Communication in the Nursing Process II: Planning and Implementation
