Recognition Survey Among Outpatient Nurses on Medical Treatment Fees for Diabetes Nursing

Abstract

We surveyed the interests in diabetes nursing and medical expenses as well as the degree of recognition of medical treatment fees for diabetes nursing (home care guidance, diabetic complications management, and diabetic dialysis prevention guidance management) in 224 outpatient nurses. We found that the awareness of medical expenses was higher among nurses working in hospitals with more than 200 beds with diabetes outpatient clinics or diabetologists than among others. Furthermore, the degree of recognition of diabetic dialysis prevention guidance management was lower among locum nurses of the internal medicine and those working at hospitals which claim diabetic complications management and diabetic dialysis prevention guidance management fees than among others.