The effects of virtual intravenous and patient simulator training compared to the traditional approach of teaching nurses: a research project on peripheral i.v. catheter insertion.

Teaching intravenous (i.v.) catheter insertion where nurses "see one, do one, and teach one" is standard protocol, yet it allows little opportunity for practice.

Knowledge, attitudes and behaviors related to sexuality and family planning in adolescent women with and without diabetes.

Background: Sexually active adolescents with diabetes are at high risk for unplanned pregnancies and reproductive complications.

Objective: Knowledge, attitudes, intentions, and behaviors regarding diabetes and reproductive issues, sexuality, and contraception were examined in teens with diabetes in relation to a non-diabetic group.

Methods: A multisite, case-control, theory-based structured telephone interview was conducted on adolescent women: 80 with diabetes mellitus (DM) and 37 matched controls without diabetes (non-DM).

Condom use, pregnancy, and STDs in adolescent females with and without type 1 diabetes.

Purpose: The purpose of this secondary analysis was to describe and compare adolescent females with and without diabetes in terms of use of condoms, pregnancy outcomes, and sexually transmitted disease (STD) outcomes.

Methods: Data from a multisite, case-controlled, telephone survey study were used in a secondary analysis to evaluate the parameters stated in the purpose.

Results: The 87 females with type 1 diabetes and 45 nondiabetic females who participated were 16 to 22 years old.