Aalaa Maryam, Sanjari Mahnaz, Shahbazi Samimeh, Shayeganmehr Zahra, Abooeirad Maryam, Amini Mohammad Reza, Adibi Hossien, Mehrdad Neda
Diabetes Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Med J Islam Repub Iran. 2017 Jan 27;31:8. doi: 10.18869/mjiri.31.8. eCollection 2017.
Diabetes mellitus as one of the most common metabolic disorders has some complications, one of the main ones is diabetic foot (DF). Appropriate care and education prevents 85% of diabetic foot amputations. An ideal management to prevent and treat diabetic foot necessitates a close collaboration between the health team members and the diabetic patient. Therefore, improving nurses' knowledge about DF care and advancement in the quality of care provided by the nurses could significantly improve diabetic foot prevention and management. Therefore, the aim of DF workshop was to improve technical and educational skills of the nurses to prevent and manage diabetic foot. Considering the vital role of the nurses in providing DF care, EMRI decided to conduct Diabetic foot workshop for them. The following five steps were designed for the 14 coordinating sessions in the workshop: Goals definition, deciding about attendees, location selection, creating agenda, and developing a follow-up plan. "Diabetic Foot Workshop for Nurses" provides appropriate training to DF nurses at the national level; and combining theory and practice in this workshop not only increases nurses' knowledge, but also improves their skills in the field of the diabetic foot. Providing education and care to patients by DF nurse specialists instead of general nurses could be an important output of this workshop, which may lead to DF prevention and amputation decrease in the long term.
糖尿病作为最常见的代谢紊乱疾病之一，存在一些并发症，其中主要并发症之一是糖尿病足（DF）。适当的护理和教育可预防85%的糖尿病足截肢。预防和治疗糖尿病足的理想管理需要医疗团队成员与糖尿病患者之间密切合作。因此，提高护士对糖尿病足护理的知识水平以及提升护士提供护理的质量，可显著改善糖尿病足的预防和管理。所以，糖尿病足研讨会的目的是提高护士预防和管理糖尿病足的技术及教育技能。鉴于护士在提供糖尿病足护理方面的关键作用，紧急医疗救援机构（EMRI）决定为护士举办糖尿病足研讨会。为该研讨会的14次协调会议设计了以下五个步骤：目标定义、确定参会人员、选择地点、制定议程以及制定后续计划。“护士糖尿病足研讨会”在国家层面为糖尿病足护理护士提供了适当培训；并且在这个研讨会上将理论与实践相结合，不仅能增加护士的知识，还能提高他们在糖尿病足领域的技能。由糖尿病足专科护士而非普通护士为患者提供教育和护理可能是该研讨会的一项重要成果，这可能会在长期内减少糖尿病足的发生及截肢情况。
