Journal of Nursing & Care

Lu-Ann Caesar

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• Research Article
  Do Practice Nurses in the Caribbean have the Knowledge of the Principles and Concepts of Diabetes Self-Management Education?
  Author(s): Philip Onuoha, Denis Isreal-richardson, Lu-Ann Caesar, Chidum Ezenwaka and Michiko MoriyamaPhilip Onuoha, Denis Isreal-richardson, Lu-Ann Caesar, Chidum Ezenwaka and Michiko Moriyama
  
  Aim: To compare the knowledge of practice nurses on principles and concepts of diabetes self-management education (DSME) before and after a DSME training workshop. Methods: All 150 practice nurses currently studying for a bachelor’s degree were invited for a 2-day DSME training workshop. 88 practice nurses (59%) responded. Each participant was requested to complete and return self-assessment questionnaires before and after the training. The pre- and post-workshop knowledge of the nurses were compared using Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test for non-parametric tests in SPSS. Results: The practice nurses were aged between 20 and 62 years and the majority (95.1%) were employed in the public sector. Before the training, 98-100% of the participants knew and agreed with the five articulated princples of DSME and these did not change after the workshop training (all, p>0.05). Similarly, thei.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000192

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