title: Diabetes Mellitus Standards of Care.
abstract: Diabetes is a worldwide epidemic with a high cost regarding consumption of health care resources and is associated with high levels of morbidity and mortality. The complex nature of diabetes requires the use of evidence-based guidelines regarding diabetes management. These evidence-based guidelines are lengthy and do not readily translate into nursing care. As an integral component of the interprofessional team, the nurse must provide a thorough assessment of patients with diabetes and work to achieve individual patient treatment goals. Evaluation of patient progress toward treatment goals with regular/frequent follow-up is necessary to promote effective self-management of diabetes.
authors.affiliation: St. Claire Regional Primary Care, Morehead State University, CHER 201G, 316 West Second Street, Morehead, KY 40351, USA. Electronic address: l.mays@moreheadstate.edu.
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mays
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States
keywords: Care of the hospitalized diabetic patient; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes self-management education; Glycemic goals