Date of Conferral

11-4-2025

Date of Award

November 2025

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

. Marilyn Losty

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) affects 12% of the United States population at an annual cost of $412.9 billion. In the local clinic, 20% of the patient population has a diagnosis of DM. Despite the importance of diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) in managing DM, patients are often not educated on this important strategy. Leadership identified that patients were reporting a lack of knowledge regarding DSMES practices and that the nurses lacked the necessary knowledge and awareness to educate patients in DSMES. Thus, the purpose of this DNP project was to determine if an educational intervention focused on DM and DSMES increased knowledge and awareness among nurses working in a local clinic. With the support of leadership, all 10 registered nurses were able to attend the education intervention. The average age of the participants was 39.70 years (SD = 6.63) with 60% (n = 6) of the participants identifying as female and 40% (n = 4) identifying as male. The mean pretest score for knowledge was 7.60 (SD = 1.58) and the mean posttest score was 10.00 (SD = 0.00). Using a Wilcoxon signed rank test to estimate the data, there was a statistically significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores (z = -2.68, p < 0.01) indicating an increase in knowledge among the participants. Participants were also asked to rate their awareness of three specific areas using a Likert scale. A Wilcoxon signed-rank test showed a statistical difference between pretest and posttest scores among all three content areas, indicating an increase in awareness among the participants. The increased knowledge and awareness among the participants may translate into practice and ultimately lead to positive patient, provider, and organizational outcomes

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