Reducing foot complications for people with diabetes
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The focus of this best practice guideline is to support nurses as they help people with diabetes reduce their risk of foot complications. Specifically, this guideline assists nurses who are not specialists in diabetes care to:
- Conduct a risk assessment for foot ulcers
- Provide basic education for prevention of foot ulcers for all clients with diabetes
- Implement appropriate interventions when clients are assessed as higher risk for foot ulcers and/or amputations
Type | Best Practice Guideline |
Acquisition | Self-submission |
Review Type | External Evaluation: Organization-based Material |
Format | Text-based Document |
Evidence Level | Clinical Practice Guideline(s) |
Research Approach | Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice |
Keywords | Foot Complications; Diabetes |
Series | Nursing Best Practice Guideline |
Publisher | Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario |
Date | 2007 |
Version | Publisher's Version |
Citation | Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario. (2007). Reducing foot complications for people with diabetes. Toronto, ON: Author. Retrieved from: http://www.nursinglibrary.org/vhl/handle/10755/347320 |
ISBN | 0920166393 |
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