Date of Conferral

2022

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Melissa Rouse

Abstract

AbstractDiabetes is a chronic disease that can be controlled by self-management to reduce the risk of acute or long-term complications. Healthcare might encounter many challenges for patients’ lack of adherence to diabetes self-management education. For this reason, lifestyle modification can be applied as a tool in the nursing field to manage adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This doctoral project addressed the gap in nursing practice for adult patients with type 2 diabetes regarding diabetes self-management education. This project focused on improving the nursing staff’s knowledge to promote evidence-based diabetes self-management education with their patients. The goal was to educate the nurses so they are prepared to teach type 2 diabetes patients about self-management to their patients by using the current guidelines. The module was built on the self-management and health promotion models as a framework for health promotion behaviors and effective interventions using the ADA guidelines for patients to engage in self-care. The nursing staff education program involved an educational module, resources, and a pre and post-knowledge survey. The findings revealed a gap in knowledge on diabetes self-management education for the nursing staff in primary care prior to the education. The overall scores for the pretest questionnaire with all seven participants were 84.3% and post-test 100%. This will better equip the staff to educate their patients leading to improved self-management of diabetes. This doctoral project has the potential for positive social change by improving staff knowledge, empowering patients with the knowledge to provide better self-care, and reducing the complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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