This study developed a Web-based type 2 diabetes education program (WB-DEP) for health care professionals. The methodology consisted of a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental approach. The study group consisted of 44 nurses and six midwives who volunteered for the study. The WB-DEP was developed in accordance with the effective teaching design model of Morrison, Ross, and Kemp. Data for the study were collected using the Information Form, The Section Evaluation Tests, the Web-Based Teaching Material Evaluation Scale, and the WB-DEP Opinion Form. In the statistical evaluation of the data, the averages, percentages, frequencies, and mean values were calculated, and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test was also used. According to the results, the study group believed that the WB-DEP was generally useful, successful, beneficial, informative, and understandable. In addition, the WB-DEP was found to significantly increase participants' knowledge about diabetes. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2016;47(10):464-471.

As a result, it was determined that the WB-DTP is effective in increasing the diabetes-related knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals. However, the program was not adequate at increasing the diabetes-related attitudes of health professionals.

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Aim: The aim of this study was to develop a valid and reliable measuring tool to determine the level of self-management of insulin treatment by individuals with diabetes. Methods: This was a methodological instrument development study. This study was conducted in a training and research hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, between January and June 2014.The sample of the study included 311 individuals with diabetes. The item pool was formed with 63 items. The content validity was assessed by 14 experts. The draft scale with 58 items was formed with a five-point Likert type scale. The structural validity of the scale was assessed via exploratory factor analysis. In the context of reliability analyses, the item-total score correlation, the split-half method, and the test-retest application were used. Results: The scale had 32 items and three subscales. The first factor was called "behavioral subdimension," the second as "cognitive subdimension," and the third, "affective subdimension." The total Cronbach alpha value of the scale was 0.91. Conclusion: Preliminary validity and reliability was demonstrated for a newly developed scale for measuring insulin treatment self-management of adult individuals with diabetes.

Background: Hand hygiene (HH) is the most effective way to prevent health care-associated infections; however, HH compliance rates continue to be suboptimal. Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of video-assisted training and visual feedback with ultraviolet (UV) germ technology on nursing students' HH beliefs, practices, and compliance. Methods: This study used a double-blind, posttest randomized controlled design. The experimental group received training, visual feedback with UV germ technology, and instructional videos. Results: A total of 46 students were included in the study (experimental 21 and control 25). The mean score of the HH skills checklist of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P = .0001). The HH compliance rate was also higher in the experimental group (52.62%) compared with the control group (39.1%). Conclusions:The training, visual feedback with UV germ technology, and instructional videos increased HH compliance rates in nursing students.