Managing a diabetic foot ulcer

Hess discusses how to evaluate, treat and manage a diabetic foot ulcer. A nurse's interventions will focus on caring for the foot wound and surgical site, preventing further skin breakdown, and keeping the patient's blood glucose level under control.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nursing (Jenkintown, Pa.) Pa.), 2000-11, Vol.30 (11), p.87-87
1. Verfasser:	HESS, CATHY THOMAS
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Diabetes Diabetic Foot - nursing Feet Female Health care Humans Medical disorders Nursing Nursing Assessment - methods Skin Care - methods Skin Care - nursing Wound Healing
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Zusammenfassung:	Hess discusses how to evaluate, treat and manage a diabetic foot ulcer. A nurse's interventions will focus on caring for the foot wound and surgical site, preventing further skin breakdown, and keeping the patient's blood glucose level under control.
ISSN:	0360-4039 1538-8689
DOI:	10.1097/00152193-200030110-00038