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Vicki Moran1, Julia Blanchette2, Heather Whitley3
1Saint Louis University Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Aim:
The research purpose was to determine whether exposure to residential diabetes camps affects attitudes toward diabetes care and management in nursing students.
Background:
Summer camp for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) provides a unique and engaging clinical environment for nursing students to learn about evolving diabetes care and to help children develop diabetes management skills.
Methods:
This prospective, pretest/posttest study assessed student nurses' attitudes about diabetes, who attended one of four residential summer camps in the United States, using the Diabetes Attitude Survey 3 (DAS3). The survey was administered before and after clinical experience designed to fulfill experiential curricula requirements from various nursing programs.
Results:
After attending diabetes camp, nursing students (N = 73) had a positive change in their attitudes regarding the need for special training and the psychosocial impact of diabetes.
Discussion:
The diabetes camp clinical experience impacted nursing students' attitudes. Diabetes camps are a unique clinical setting that uses learned clinical knowledge and judgment to promote health and prevent disease and disability, supporting the integration of primary care and public health nursing.
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