title: Probing community nurses' professional basis: a situational case study in diabetic foot ulcer treatment.
abstract: Complicated and long-lasting wound care of diabetic foot ulcers are moving from specialists in wound care at hospitals towards community nurses without specialist diabetic foot ulcer wound care knowledge. The aim of the study is to elucidate community nurses' professional basis for treating diabetic foot ulcers. A situational case study design was adopted in an archetypical Danish community nursing setting. Experience is a crucial component in the community nurses' professional basis for treating diabetic foot ulcers. Peer-to-peer training is the prevailing way to learn about diabetic foot ulcer, however, this contributes to the risk of low evidence-based practice. Finally, a frequent behaviour among the community nurses is to consult colleagues before treating the diabetic foot ulcers.
authors.affiliation: PhD Fellow, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark.
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schaarup
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pape-Haugaard
authors.affiliation: Charge Nurse, The Wound Healing Knowledge Centre, Bispebjerg Hospital.
authors.forename: Merete Hartun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.affiliation: Chief Surgeon, The Wound Healing Knowledge Centre, Bispebjerg Hospital.
authors.forename: Anders Christian
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Laursen
authors.affiliation: Clinical Head Nurse, The Wound Healing Knowledge Centre, Bispebjerg Hospital.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bermark
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark.
authors.forename: Ole Kristian
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Hejlesen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D003718:Denmark; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000451:nursing*; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D064691:Nurses, Community Health; D010379:Peer Group; D012017:Referral and Consultation
keywords: community nursing; diabetic foot ulcers; knowledge level; professional basis; treatments