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- Title
Nursing staff knowledge in relation to complications of diabetes mellitus in emergency services.
- Authors
Oliveira, Daiani Moraes; Schoeller, Soraia Dornelles; de Almeida Hammerschmidt, Karina Silveira; de Oliveira Vargas, Mara Ambrosina; Reis Girondi, Juliana Balbinot
- Abstract
Objective: To investigate nursing staff knowledge in relation to acute complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) in emergency services. Methods: A qualitative study conducted with 18 nursing staff members working in an adult emergency hospital service. Inclusion criteria were: 1) having worked for at least six months in the emergency service; 2) having no plans of being absent from the service. Semi-structured interviews were recorded and conducted individually. The thematic analysis was used for organizing and analyzing data. Results: Four themes emerged: 1) recognizing the signs and symptoms associated to severity in diabetes; 2) determining the urgency of care for people with diabetes; 3) the sequence of nursing care for acute complications of diabetes; and 4) recognizing risks and complications during nursing care. Conclusion: The nursing staff working in the studied adult emergency service displayed knowledge in relation to how to care for acute DM complications, however, there were limitations regarding routine care practices.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; DIABETES complications; DIABETES; EMERGENCY nursing; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; PSYCHOLOGY of nurses; QUALITATIVE research; THEMATIC analysis; HEALTH literacy; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Acta Paulista de Enfermagem, 2014, Vol 27, Issue 6, p520
- ISSN
0103-2100
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1982-0194201400085