title: Efficacy of a teaching intervention on nurses' knowledge regarding diabetes.
abstract: The absence of a diabetic nurse educator and continuing education opportunities regarding diabetes management was the impetus for one staff nurse's research. Subjects' (N = 72) current knowledge about diabetes mellitus was tested before and after a peer-developed diabetes management presentation. Results reflected a need for improving diabetes knowledge. The teaching intervention positively influenced postintervention scores (p =.000).
authors.affiliation: Primary Care Consultants, St. Louis, MO, USA. scout@brick.net
authors.forename: JoAnn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Uding
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: A Louise
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000451:nursing*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*