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Resilience And Coping In The Adolescent And Young Adult With Type 1 Diabetes, Debra L. Messinger
Resilience And Coping In The Adolescent And Young Adult With Type 1 Diabetes, Debra L. Messinger
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
There is a need to understand the roles coping strategies play in enhancing resilience in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes between the ages of 18-30. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between and among positive, protective coping strategies (courageous coping), negative coping strategies (defensive coping), and resilience. The Resilience in Illness Model (Haase, Kinter, Monahan, & Robb, 2014) was the theoretical model which guided this research.
A convenience sample was recruited via diabetes organizations’ Facebook and Forum pages, a College Diabetes Network chapter meeting, and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundations’ (JDRF) sponsored events. Data …
Implementing An Emr Change For The Diabetic Foot Assessment, Nicole O'Neil, Karen Sue Hoyt
Implementing An Emr Change For The Diabetic Foot Assessment, Nicole O'Neil, Karen Sue Hoyt
Doctor of Nursing Practice Final Manuscripts
The purpose of this project was to implement the American Diabetes Association (ADA) foot assessment guidelines utilizing an electronic medical record (EMR) template. Aims of this evidence based practice (EBP) project were to improve documentation of the comprehensive diabetic foot exam, increase identification of loss of protective sensation (LOPS), and increase podiatry and vascular surgery referrals. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) causes many health complications. The lifetime risk of foot ulceration in diabetic patients is 25%. The goal of Healthy People 2020 is to increase this number by 10% to a total of 21,617,200 individuals. The ADA recommends annual comprehensive foot exam …