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Thesis
Preparing People with Type 2 Diabetes for Elective Surgery
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
07/2008
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3612
Abstract
The nurse practitioner's role in preparing a person with type 2 diabetes for surgery involves good communication and education about various aspects of the process. Education in preparation for surgery should include how diabetes affects wound healing and how surgery may alter blood sugar levels. Patients should receive information concerning the preoperative period, the surgical experience and the recovery period. Good communication involves not only the patient but also the surgeon with whom it is important to discuss the patient and any pertinent information. Nurse practitioners who are leaders in providing good quality care can use their skills to achieve better patient outcomes for people with diabetes undergoing surgery who are prone to problems such as delayed wound healing and increased infection rates.
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- Title
- Preparing People with Type 2 Diabetes for Elective Surgery
- Creators
- Maria Idelsi Ortman
- Contributors
- Louise Kaplan (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590737401842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis