Date of Conferral

2020

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Andrea R. Jennings

Abstract

AbstractDiabetes is one of the chronic diseases that are challenging to prevent and manage. Approximately 8.3% of the United States' population has type 2 diabetes. One of the primary challenges in managing the disease entails reducing the associated financial and human costs by preventing new cases and enacting social change. Prevention and management education programs using enhanced toolkit may have positive effects on type 2 diabetes patients, who start enjoying a good quality of life, as well as positive social change in their communities and families. The purpose of this project was to develop and evaluate a type 2 diabetes prevention and management education toolkit. The project was guided by the Chronic Care Model. The toolkit consists of evidence-based materials for type 2 diabetes prevention and management from the American Diabetes Association and it was reviewed by 20 nurses for their feedback and suggestions for improvement. The nurses noted that the toolkit provides comprehensive information on prevention and management of diabetes on aspects such as risk factors, insulin management, appropriate diet, and carbohydrate counting and meal planning, among others. However, it needs to be improved by including details on types of glucometers and translation into other languages. The toolkit may increase nursing knowledge and serve as a functional guide for nurses to prevent type 2 diabetes and manage care for this patient population. Social change implications for this DNP project may lead to better education of nursing staff so they can help improve self-management behaviors among patients with type 2 diabetes; thereby reducing the diseases' burden in the society.

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