2023 Volume 4 Issue 2 Pages 100-107
This study aimed to identify the learning requirements of nurses practicing diabetic foot care. Semi-constructive interviews were conducted with 15 nurses who had completed appropriate training in the teaching of diabetic foot lesion care and who were involved in the foot care of patients with diabetes at a medical institution. The obtained data were qualitatively and descriptively analyzed. Five categories of learning needs were generated: biomechanics-based foot care, assessment skills in foot care practice, techniques to facilitate multidisciplinary collaboration, direct foot care techniques performed on patients, and developing new educational tools to deepen learning. Our findings suggest learning needs that could not be fulfilled by conventional training programs alone. Thus, participants may feel a gap between the skills and abilities they acquired during training and those required in the field. Therefore, to address the complex and diverse needs of patients with diabetic foot lesions in the future, establishing an educational system that incorporates the perspectives of physical therapists, prosthetists, and other professionals, and also utilizes audiovisual aids and other educational materials is necessary.
