TY - JOUR
T1 - Probing community nurses' professional basis
T2 - a situational case study in diabetic foot ulcer treatment
AU - Schaarup, Clara
AU - Pape-Haugaard, Louise
AU - Jensen, Merete Hartun
AU - Laursen, Anders Christian
AU - Bermark, Susan
AU - Hejlesen, Ole Kristian
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Complicated and long-lasting wound care of diabetic foot ulcers are moving from specialists in wound care at hospitals towards community nurses without specialist diabetic foot ulcer wound care knowledge. The aim of the study is to elucidate community nurses' professional basis for treating diabetic foot ulcers. A situational case study design was adopted in an archetypical Danish community nursing setting. Experience is a crucial component in the community nurses' professional basis for treating diabetic foot ulcers. Peer-to-peer training is the prevailing way to learn about diabetic foot ulcer, however, this contributes to the risk of low evidence-based practice. Finally, a frequent behaviour among the community nurses is to consult colleagues before treating the diabetic foot ulcers.
AB - Complicated and long-lasting wound care of diabetic foot ulcers are moving from specialists in wound care at hospitals towards community nurses without specialist diabetic foot ulcer wound care knowledge. The aim of the study is to elucidate community nurses' professional basis for treating diabetic foot ulcers. A situational case study design was adopted in an archetypical Danish community nursing setting. Experience is a crucial component in the community nurses' professional basis for treating diabetic foot ulcers. Peer-to-peer training is the prevailing way to learn about diabetic foot ulcer, however, this contributes to the risk of low evidence-based practice. Finally, a frequent behaviour among the community nurses is to consult colleagues before treating the diabetic foot ulcers.
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.12968/bjcn.2017.22.Sup3.S46
DO - 10.12968/bjcn.2017.22.Sup3.S46
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 28252333
SN - 1462-4753
VL - 22
SP - S46-S52
JO - British Journal of Community Nursing
JF - British Journal of Community Nursing
IS - Suppl. 3
ER -