Diabetes: The Basics
Many patients who you care for will have diabetes. You must know how to care for them. This course presents the basic terms and knowledge of this disease. You will learn how to manage the basic care of your patients with diabetes in the home health setting. The goal of this course is to provide non-licensed direct home health staff with basic knowledge of diabetes care.
Many patients who you care for will have diabetes. You must know how to care for them. This course presents the basic terms and knowledge of this disease. You will learn how to manage the basic care of your patients with diabetes in the home health setting. The goal of this course is to provide non-licensed direct home health staff with basic knowledge of diabetes care.
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This is not an accredited course for professional license renewal. Florida CNAs may use this inservice toward meeting their annual inservice requirement.
This activity is approved for 0.7000 contact hours.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (ALL Direct Care Workers)
Relias Learning, LLC is approved as a Curriculum Developer by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. This activity is approved for 0.7500 contact hours for all WA State Direct Care Workers. Training Provider Code: WA0624. CE Approval Code: CO2337477
Describe the two main types of diabetes.
List at least five symptoms of high and low blood sugar.
List four areas to monitor when caring for a person with diabetes.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: About Diabetes
Prevalence of Diabetes
Diabetes Defined
Types of Diabetes
Testing
Symptoms
Complications
Review
Summary
Section 3: Treatment and Control
Primary Goal
Diet
Physical Activity
Blood Sugar Checks
Hypoglycemia
Hyperglycemia
Medications
Review
Summary
Section 4: Your Responsibilities
Monitoring the Patient
Blood Sugar Checks
Patient Monitoring
Mrs. Alfonsin
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
References
Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC, earned her Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing degrees from Indiana University School of Nursing at IUPUI, and her Associate of Science in Nursing from Ivy Tech College. She has over 21 years of nursing experience in public health, regulation, home health, leadership, education, maternal child community health, and long-term care environments. Tameka has served as a leader in home healthcare practices, quality improvement, and education as a community health nurse and a Public Health Nurse Surveyor (Home Health & Hospice) certified by CMS for a State Agency. She has served as a maternal and infant mortality advocate in managing home visiting services, supporting legislation to improve maternal child care in diverse communities, and as an ALPP Certified Lactation Counselor. She has also served as an Adjunct Clinical Professor to further awareness about the importance of community health nursing. Tameka’s passion is to serve the most vulnerable populations affected by health disparities and to inspire a new generation of nurses to do the same successfully.
The target audience for this course is: All Staff; in the following settings: Skilled Nursing Facility.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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