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Endocrinology..

I could not find anywhere else to ask this so I will ask it here. Are there any nursing fields that apply to endocrinology as a speciality. If so it would seem interesting. Thank you for any info. Erk.:)

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Erk,

There are nurses who work in outpatient endocrinology clinics and nurses who work as diabetes educators, but virtually all clinical nurses deal with endocrine disorders in one way or another. Diabetics and patients with thyroid problems appear all over the hospital, from ER to ICU to medical-surgical. Even dialysis nurses end up involved in quite a bit of endocrinology, since many of their patients suffered kidney damage from diabetes.

So really endocrinology is not so much a nursing specialty, but endocrinology knowledge is essential to nursing practice.

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Since diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder of the endocrine pancreas, certified diabetes nurse educators deal with endocrinology on a daily basis.

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Thanks Eric, "I'm and Eric too, cool" So like you said pretty much all the specialties deal with it somewhere down the line, and it is essential to nursing. My father just started dialysis 3 months ago, and has been a diabetic for years. All the nurses and doctors tell him he is a good patient. He is taking it so well, and he is brave. I am so proud of him, and love him. I would like to help people with diabetes as a nurse. Thanks for the info!:coollook:

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Since diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder of the endocrine pancreas, certified diabetes nurse educators deal with endocrinology on a daily basis.

How would you go about becoming a certified diabetes nurse educator? Would you need to have a BSN, MSN? Thanks for the info..:)

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How would you go about becoming a certified diabetes nurse educator? Would you need to have a BSN, MSN? Thanks for the info..:)
I believe you need a BSN plus 2 years for the special certification. I might be mistaken, but I do know you do not need a MSN. I have included a link to this site's Nurse Educator forum below.

https://allnurses.com/forums/f17/

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I believe you need a BSN plus 2 years for the special certification. I might be mistaken, but I do know you do not need a MSN. I have included a link to this site's Nurse Educator forum below.

https://allnurses.com/forums/f17/

Thank you so much. This board is SO hospitable.:balloons:

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