Comprehensive Diabetes Management Course: Tools to Care for Today’s Complex Patient – Mary Ann Rosa & Nancy Moline

Course Description

Comprehensive Diabetes Management Course: Tools to Care for Today’s Complex Patient – Mary Ann Rosa & Nancy Moline

1 out of every 3 patients being cared for by a nurse could be suffering unknowingly from uncontrolled hyperglycemia. It gets worse…these patients experience higher mortality rates upon discharge.

You need to do more than just react to your patient’s blood sugar at a given moment.

Designed specifically for nurses like you, this comprehensive diabetes management course gives you techniques and tips to increase your confidence and ability to mitigate negative consequences from your complex patients.

Walk away from this self-paced online course chocked full of great information and a deeper understanding of:

• Strategies to reduce incidence of hypo & hyperglycemia
• Clinical interventions for the patient in crisis
• The importance of dosing & timing
• Comparison of correctional scale & sliding scale
• How to layer nutritional insulin with basal insulin
• Differentiating ADA guidelines between the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists guidelines
• Individualizing treatment plans – easy to use formulas
• Co-morbidities and treatment recommendations
• Pharmacology updates

The reality is that patients are dying when this disease is not managed well.  Get educated today  to help educate your patients and increase their chances of living a long and healthy life.

This cutting-edge course explores the full spectrum of diabetes management in two focused parts:

Part 1:

Improving Diabetes Management: Tools for the Nurse

Module 1: The Basics of Diabetes

• Glucometrics
• Glucose flow sheets
• Questions to ask yourself

Module 2: Diabetes in the Emergency Department

• The 5 I’s of diabetes
• Diagnostic criteria and treatment of DKA & HHS
• Associating mean blood glucose and in-hospital mortality

Module 3: Insulin

• Guidelines by AACE & ADA
• Guidelines for subcutaneous insulin therapy
• Insulin sensitivity and correction factors

Module 4: Hypoglycemia

• Factors leading to increased risks
• Triggering events
• Keeping a balance with insulin and hypoglycemia

Module 5: Controlling Blood Sugar Levels

• 4/12 rule for initiating basal/prandial insulin
• Counting carbohydrates
• NPO and tube feeding for type 1 & 2 diabetic patients

Module 6: Insulin and Insulin Pumps

• How to use U-500 insulin
• Typical insulin pumps
• Continuous glucose monitoring receiver on tandem pumps

Module 7: Barriers to Glycemic Control

• Avoiding glycemic barriers
• Exercising glycemic control
• Diabetic tools for your smartphone

Module 8: Applying What You Learned

• Reading flowsheets
• Case studies

Part 2:

Advanced Diabetes Management: Caring for Today’s Complex Patient

Module 1: Broad Look at Diabetes & Risk Factors

• Normal blood glucose control
• The role of hormones & the effect on the GI system
• Major metabolic effects of insulin

Module 2: Screening for Diabetes

• Simple diabetes risk test
• Criteria for screening
• Reading your screening results

Module 3: Self Monitoring & Management Strategies

• Dawn phenomenon, somogyi effect, and paired testing
• Causes, consequences, and treatments of hypoglycemia & hyperglycemia
• Diabetic ketoacidosis cycle and treatment

Module 4: Insulin & Non-insulin Management

• Non-insulin injectables and oral medications
• Glycemic control algorithm
• Pediatric diabetic treatments

Module 5: Comorbidities

• Linking diabetes, depression, and dementia
• Microvascular and macrovascular complications
• Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management strategies

Module 6: Nutrition Therapy & Physical Activity

• Carbohydrate consistent diet plans
• Breaking down sugar sources, proteins, and fats
• Implications for older adults and pregnant women

Module 7: Strategies for Patient Adherence

• Causes and treatments for nonadherence
• Enhancing self-management & adherence
• Providing psycho-social support to your patients

Module 8: Telehealth

• Advantages and disadvantages
• Evidence based studies supporting telehealth
• Legal and ethical issues

Module 9: Self-management Education and Case Studies

• Medicare guidelines for coverage
• National standards for educational programs
• Case studies incorporating what you learned