Meeting the challenges posed by an escalating diabetes healthcare burden: a mixed methods study.

Conclusions: In seeking solutions to the challenges in caring for hospitalized patients with diabetes there is a need to work across the entire hospital workforce and to develop effective and efficient methods for ensuring appropriate skills and knowledge of diabetes management for staff across complex and rapidly changing hospital systems. Relevance to clinical practice: The introduction and implementation of innovative educational and organisational strategies are needed to assist in meeting the challenges posed by an escalating diabetes healthcare burden. The safety of patients with diabetes can be optimised with the timely availability of appropriate meals and snacks, and enhanced coordination and communication between and within multidisciplinary teams. IMPACT STATEMENT: These results summarise practical strategies for optimizing patient safety for people with diabetes and reducing burdens on staff and patients. PMID: 31418643 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Contemporary Nurse - Category: Nursing Tags: Contemp Nurse Source Type: research