Diabetes: Changing the conversation

Insulin-to-carbohydrate ratios: An overview for nurses

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Carbohydrate counting is an efficacious technique to safely achieve glycemic targets and improve outcomes for patients using meal-time insulin. This article provides nurses with the knowledge and skills to assist and support their patients. It also reviews how to evaluate glycemic control and provides guidelines for referral to diabetes education programs.

Caring for people with diabetes: A fresh look at an old disease

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This article describes current evidence-based approaches to the care and education of adults living with diabetes. It also highlights revisions in the 2022 Standards of Care and evidence-based strategies nurses can use to be more effective.

Learning through practice: Enhancing students' communication skills in community-based nursing

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Service-learning experiences have been shown to improve nursing students' clinical and cultural awareness skills. This article discusses the implications of a collaborative service-learning program at a nursing center, particularly in improving nursing students' communication skills, and its potential for successful replication in other community health nursing settings.

Breaking out of the system and moving to strengths-based care

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Strengths-based approaches focus on identifying an individual's assets and resources to find solutions that support their health. These principles are already inherent in nursing philosophies and processes. This article presents a call to reshape the current deficit-based, provider-centric model by formalizing inclusion of holistic, strengths-based approaches into nursing care.

Nursing2020 survey report: Empowering language in healthcare

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The ability to address sensitive health-related concerns tactfully is a crucial skill for nurses. This article provides an overview of participant responses to the Nursing2020 Empowering Language in Healthcare survey and breaks down the results.

One size does not fit all: Nutrition strategies for people with diabetes

Several nutrition strategies and eating patterns can help support self-management among persons with diabetes. This article details the effectiveness of popular eating patterns and nutrition strategies, as well as the role of nurses in facilitating informed patient choices and decisions.