Abstract
Due to the growing epidemic of diabetes, a graduate-level, interdisciplinary, hybrid diabetes management course for nurses and public health care professionals was developed. A description of the course, assignments and teaching strategies are provided. In addition, the Diabetes Knowledge Questionnaire (DKQ) was used to evaluate students’ diabetes knowledge before and after taking the course. Overall, there were significant improvements in mean scores of the DKQ when pre-test was compared to post-test.
Highlights
In the United States (US), 18.8 million people are diagnosed with diabetes, and there are another 7 million people who are undiagnosed [1]
Though the course is interdisciplinary and some students are public health care providers, not clinicians, this finding indicates that more content and review on normal and abnormal glucose levels, hypoglycemia, the importance of the patient speaking to their health care provider and podiatrist about using over-the-counter wound care treatment and the impact of tight elastic hose or socks on circulation needs to be emphasized in the course, since this knowledge is essential when providing Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME)
Students submitted an anonymous course evaluation questionnaire (CEQ) form on the last day of class. They indicated that they had become more aware of the importance of interdisciplinary roles, diabetes and DSME. They identified the importance of applying knowledge about diabetes and teaching diabetes management, and of incorporating a patient’s perspectives in DSME
Summary
In the United States (US), 18.8 million people are diagnosed with diabetes, and there are another 7 million people who are undiagnosed [1]. It is predicted that by 2050, approximately one out of three US adults will be diagnosed with diabetes [2]. It is vital that interdisciplinary healthcare providers understand and become knowledgeable of diabetes and its complications while using diabetes guidelines to provide education and care. Diabetes education can be provided by many different health care providers, including, but not limited to, nurses and public health professionals. Given that interdisciplinary approaches and teams are important in providing comprehensive diabetes education, innovative approaches need to be developed and explored. A graduatelevel, interdisciplinary diabetes education course for graduate nurses and public health students in an urban college setting will be described and discussed
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