Date of Conferral
2023
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
School
Nursing
Advisor
Dr. Joan Moon
Abstract
AbstractDiabetes mellitus, a disease in which the body does not metabolize, store, and excrete. glucose appropriately, presents an economic and health burden in the United States. Summary of recent evidence shows that nurses lack adequate education in providing. diabetes self-management education to patients. Research also shows that providing. nurses with education increases their knowledge of the disease and empowers them to teach their patients self-care. Framed within the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation model of instructional design, the purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice program was to plan, implement, and evaluate a staff education. program on diabetes self-management. The program objectives relative to the curriculum were evaluated by five participating nurses in the primary care clinic choosing either met. = 1 or Not Met = 2. All nine objectives were met, resulting in a mean of 1. The pretest/posttest change in knowledge by the participants showed a pretest range of 2 to 8 (72%) and 10 out of 10 on the posttest (100%). The group increase from pretest to posttest was 28%, indicating a positive change in knowledge. The staff education program on diabetes self-management will not only impact the nurses who received the training but will also affect patients, families, and the health care organization. The education improved the nurses’ understanding of diabetes management and, more. importantly, gave nurses the opportunity to offer high-quality, evidence-based care to their patients, thus promoting patient self-care behaviors, reducing cost and complications, and improving patients’ overall health.
Recommended Citation
Oguariri, Happiness Ifeoma, "Staff Education on Diabetes Self-Management for Patients" (2023). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 14393.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/14393
