NURSING EDUCATION FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 2

Abstract

Objective: to study and analyze the effect of nursing education in diabetes care. To evaluate the application of health education in diabetes care to provide a reliable reference for future clinical nursing work.
Methods. From May 2012 to May 2013, 70 cases of diabetic patients treated in Central military hospital in Ruzomberok were divided into two groups. The control group of 35 patients was without diabetes health education and another group of 35 patients was provided with diabetes health education. Both the groups of patients were compared and analyzed with blood glucose control, diabetes related skills and knowledge.
Results. Upon the implementation of diabetes health education, it was found that the diabetes patients of blood glucose control, diabetes related skills and knowledge levels were improved significantly. Two groups of patients undergo treatment for one week, where 35 patients in treatment group and 31 patients in the control group. The fasting blood glucose level of the two groups returned to normal, with 58.6%, difference between the groups. The comparison of two groups of patients through treatment effect had statistical significance (p<0.05).
Conclusions. The effective health education in diabetes care can effectively control the patient’s symptoms, improve the patients’ quality of life and it is worth to be extensively applied in clinical medicine.