Oral health and diabetes: A guide for primary care nurses

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (11) ◽  
pp. 19-22
Author(s):  
Jack Thomas ◽  
David Morris
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Primary Care Nurses

David Morris and Jack Thomas detail how diabetic patients can ensure that their mouth remains healthy

Assessment of the oral health condition of nursing home residents by primary care nurses

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 260-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.F.M. Gerritsen ◽  
A.J.P. Schrijvers ◽  
M.S. Cune ◽  
A. van der Bilt ◽  
C. de Putter
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Primary Care Nurses

scholarly journals Primary Care Nurses' Perceptions and Experiences of Patients Being Overweight, as well as Visions and Attitudes About Working with Lifestyle Issues: A Qualitative Interview Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Bräutigam Ewe ◽  
Cathrine Hildingh ◽  
Jörgen Månsson ◽  
Marie Lydell
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Interview ◽  
Interview Study ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Motivation To Change ◽  
Individualized Care ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study ◽  
Primary Care Nurses ◽  
Nurses Perceptions

Abstract Background: A primary health care centre (PHCC) is often the first point of contact for overweight patients, and nurses play key roles in overweight and lifestyle management. Since overweight is an increasing problem and a challenge for PHCCs to handle, it is important to describe primary care nurses' perceptions and experience with overweight problems, as well as their visions and attitudes regarding working with lifestyle issues. Methods: This was a qualitative interview study. Thirteen nurses in PHCCs in the southwest of Sweden were interviewed with a semi-structured, face-to-face guide. The interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results: The nurses had a wish and a willingness to work more with overweight and lifestyle issues than they currently did due to a lack of priority, resources, time and education. They experienced overweight as an increasing problem and felt that society should do more to stop its development. They considered that meeting with the patient was the most important task at PHCCs. How the conversations were structured without pointers and in an individualized manner was crucial for weight management to strengthen the patients’ motivation to change. The nurses experienced that how to use and implement guidelines was unclear. They also asked for a national forum in Sweden for nurses working with overweight and lifestyle issues with lectures about the latest research in the area. Conclusions: The nurses considered overweight to be a complex condition that requires a holistic approach with individualized care. To make this approach possible, a wider range of efforts should be offered to patients through more group meetings, lectures, and digital solutions. The development of a multidisciplinary team with different professions working with this patient group was the nurses’ dream scenario. They wished for a preventive reception for pre-diabetic patients to save costs and suffering. Informing parents earlier about a healthy lifestyle at childcare centres in PHCCs and offering health examinations to promote preventive work were seen as good ideas. Implementing these suggestions in working with overweight and lifestyle issues could be a discussion among the management in PHCCs and for the decision makers in the region.

scholarly journals Primary care nurses’ awareness of and willingness to perform children’s oral health care

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sepideh Rabiei ◽  
Simin Z Mohebbi ◽  
Reza Yazdani ◽  
Jorma I Virtanen
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Primary Care Nurses ◽  
Children’S Oral Health

Latest clinical research

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (10) ◽  
pp. 10-11
Author(s):  
Mark Greener
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Primary Care Nurses

Mark Greener rounds up the latest research relevant to primary care nurses

Introducing a telemonitoring platform for diabetic patients in primary care: Will it increase the socio-digital divide?

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi E.C. Buysse ◽  
Georges J.E. de Moor ◽  
Jan de Maeseneer
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Diabetic Patients
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