Core competencies for diabetes specialist nurses: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Diabetes is a serious health condition that challenges a person's daily life, emotional well-being and perceived quality of life. It increases one's risk of developing other health-related complications and encountering an early death. People with diabetes require comprehensive and meticulous management through a collaborative clinical multidisciplinary team. Optimal management reduces the risk of diabetes-related health issues. Significantly, people's knowledge of diabetes and its management depends, to a large extent, on the adequacy and effectiveness of the diabetes-related care and education they receive. Diabetes specialist nurses (DSNs) are essential in diabetes care and education. The management of diabetes is rapidly changing, with advances in technologies to m

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12598996 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature