Diabetic Nursing
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DIABETIC NURSING ENB 928 INTRODUCTION - 500 WORDS LITERATURE REVIEW - 1000 WORDS CASE STUDY - 1500 WORDS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE - 1500 WORDS EVALUATION - 1000 WORDS CONCLUSIONS - 500 WORDS REFERENCES APPENDIX - SUBMIT RECORD OF DEVELOPMENT & LOG OF CLINICAL PLACEMENT VISITS (2) INTRO. Far from the "mild" disease it has traditionally been thought, diabetes is a chronic, progressive disease process with potentially life threatening complications (NSF, 2001). There are currently more than a million people in the UK diagnosed with diabetes, and the number is steadily rising (NSF, 2001). In fact, it is estimated that there may be as many as 50% of people with type 2 diabetes who are undiagnosed, perhaps suffering only mild symptoms that they live with as "normal" for them (Krentz, 2000). In nursing practice it is vital to understand the condition and to be aware of the health implications for all affected patients. It is a condition that affects all ages...



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