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C Gibbon

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PubMed1997

Early infection and subsequent insulin dependent diabetes.

In a study of 58 children under the age of 16 with insulin dependent diabetes (IDDM) and 172 matched non-diabetic controls, infection during the first year of life was associated with a reduction in diabetes risk (odds ratio 0.81, 95% confidence interval 0.67 to 0.98, per infective episode). Decreased exposure to common infections during infancy may be linked with subsequent IDDM.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1989

Contract learning in a clinical context: report of a case study.

Contract learning as a method of learning has created considerable interest in recent years. The author first discusses contract learning briefly, and reviews the literature, particularly with reference to contracts in nurse education in both the UK and USA; its application in the clinical area in the UK receives specific attention. Secondly the author discusses, the establishment, compilation and enactment of a learning contract with a student nurse within the author's workplace followed by a critical analysis and evaluation of the contract.

Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate↗
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Setting standards in diabetes education.

The project described in this article was undertaken to develop and improve the levels of nursing knowledge on diabetes mellitus and subsequently improve the quality of patient education on diabetes. A written standard on health education was devised and an educational programme for nurses was implemented to prepare nurses to meet the requirements of the standard. The project is ongoing, and initial results suggest that while there have been problems, nurses appear to be more confident in assuming their roles as patient educators.

Curriculum↗