Course Code: REL-ACU-0-CDCESDCAA
Hours: 2
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
Learning Objectives:
Describe how to assess the goals, needs, and challenges of learners with diabetes and strategies for effective teaching and overcoming barriers.
Describe key assessment points for both the physical and psychosocial status of the patient.
Explain concepts of self-management for diabetes.
Review guidelines and teaching for proper nutrition and exercise for the patient with diabetes.
Outline:
Section 1: Assessment of Learning
Assessment of the Learner
Approaches to Patient Education
Learning Readiness
Diabetes Technology
Challenges to Learning
Readiness to Change
Learning and Behavior Change Theories
Section 2: Assessment of Health and Psychosocial Status
Health History
Mental Health
The Role of the Diabetes Educator
Section 3: Assessment of Self-Management
Habits and Preferences
Monitoring
Medication Taking
Health Care Resources
Life Transitions
Risk Reduction
Problem Solving
Self-Management Strategies
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
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Subject Matter Expert: Sarah Beattie, DNP, APRN-CNP, CDCES
She is a Nurse Practitioner in Ohio with twenty years of nursing experience. She has a background in critical care, Family Practice, and now specializes in Endocrinology. She has combined her love of nursing and healthcare with writing as a freelance nurse writer in her time away from patient care.
Editor: Emily Allen
Emily is a graduate of UNC Wilmington, where she earned an MSN in Nursing Education in 2021. She is an experienced perianesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse and has cared for a wide variety of inpatient and ambulatory surgical patients. Emily has served as a Charge Nurse in UNC’s Ambulatory Care PACU and holds her CPAN certification from the American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification (ABPANC). Her passion for education has led her to a position as a content writer at Relias.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Dietitians; Nurses; Pharmacists; Physician Assistants; Physicians; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
Certification Review:
Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) Certification
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.