Nurse empowerment needs in diabetes self-management

Abstract

Objective

Nurses play pivotal roles in facilitating diabetes self-management. The objective of this study was to describe the empowerment needs among nurses in primary health centres to facilitate diabetes self-management among peoples with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Method

This was a descriptive study with a cross-sectional approach. Fifty-one primary health nurses from nine primary health centres in Bantul Yogyakarta were selected using a cluster sampling technique. The data were collected using the Nurse Empowerment Needs Questionnaire. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics.

Results

The average age of the nurses was 38.6 years with 12.9 years of services, mostly women, and graduated from three years of nursing education (88.2% and 92.2% respectively). Out of 51 nurses, only 13 nurses (25.2%) participated in diabetes management training especially diabetic wound care training (10 nurses). Most of the nurses had a moderate level of knowledge (80.4%), motivation (92.2%), self-efficacy (56.9%), communication (58.8%), skills (86.3%), and work satisfaction (58.8%) in facilitating diabetes self-management.

Conclusion

Nurses in primary health centres need to be empowered to improve their performance in facilitating diabetes self-management. It is important to have certified diabetes educators in each primary health centre in Indonesia.