Date of Conferral

2022

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Corinne A. Wheeler

Abstract

AbstractType1 diabetes affects over 1.6 million people living in the United States of which about 200,000 are children under the age of 20, with an increase of 1.9% per year between 2002–2015. The large number of children with type 1 diabetes was observed in the project’s practice setting. In addition to the physical health impact on children, this disease also has major personal, economic, and social impacts on children and their families. Therefore, effective management is essential in reducing the risk of complications and achieving an overall improvement in the quality of life of patients. The purpose of the project was to develop and implement a staff education program on caring for children with type 1 diabetes. The question was, “Will nurse knowledge increase about EBP care to children with type 1 diabetes after participation in the education program”. The project ensured that nurses in the practice setting had the necessary knowledge, skills and confidence to successfully manage children with diabetes. Pre and post-test questionnaires were designed to better understand participants knowledge of diabetes prior to and after the education program. A convenience sample of nurses (N = 20) participated in the project. The evidence-based teaching materials were evaluated by an expert panel. The findings showed that the intervention was effective in improving the knowledge of 85% of participants (n = 20) based on comparison of pretest and posttest scores using descriptive statistics. The findings have important implications to facilitate a positive social change for individuals, communities, institutions, and systems in the improvement of the management of diabetes in children.

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