Assessing Nurses’ Knowledge of Diabetic Foot Care

Authors

  • Hasni Yosra Endocrinology Department, Farhat Hached University Hospital; Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Tunisia
  • Thabet Maissa Internal Medicine Department, Farhat Hached University Hospital; Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Tunisia
  • El Fkih Hamza Endocrinology Department, Farhat Hached University Hospital; Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Tunisia
  • Saafi Wiem Endocrinology Department, Farhat Hached University Hospital; Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Tunisia
  • Saad Ghada Endocrinology Department, Farhat Hached University Hospital; Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Tunisia
  • Debbabi Wided Endocrinology Department, Ibn El Jazzar Hospital; Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Tunisia

Keywords:

nurses, knowledge, diabetic foot

Abstract

Tunisia in particular is experiencing an alarming rise in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes. Given that nurses are the first people involved in foot care and education for people with diabetes, it would be useful to carry out our work with a view to improving the quality of foot care for people with diabetes. This is an exhaustive descriptive cross-sectional quantitative study carried out between August 2023 and October 2023 in two university hospitals of Sousse and in the regional hospital of Gafsa. A total of 149 copies with valid answers were collected. In 62.4% of cases, the nurses surveyed reported that they did not have podiatrists working with them on their departments, 26.2% had podiatrists occasionally and 11.4% continuously. This proves that continuing training is essential in all areas of healthcare, to reinforce current knowledge.

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Published

2024-08-15

How to Cite

Hasni Yosra, Thabet Maissa, El Fkih Hamza, Saafi Wiem, Saad Ghada, & Debbabi Wided. (2024). Assessing Nurses’ Knowledge of Diabetic Foot Care. ournal of nnovations in edical esearch, 3(3), 10–13. etrieved from https://www.paradigmpress.org/jimr/article/view/1255

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2024): September

Section

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