Abstract
A quality improvement project at a small midwestern community hospital assessed current education for adult patients with type 2 diabetes and nurses' knowledge and confidence in providing diabetes education. The intervention targeted staff nurses on a medical-surgical floor and included a revised diabetes toolkit, development of an education process for patients with diabetes, and multimodality delivery of education about diabetes care. Evaluation of the intervention was accomplished through a pre- and postsurvey measuring nurses' confidence. Nurses' confidence improved postintervention (S = 26, p = .04). The project outcome aligned with similar diabetes education projects in the literature that reflected an increase in nurse confidence following an educational intervention. Leadership support of ongoing educational experiences for nurses is necessary to address gaps in knowledge and changes in clinical standards. Patient outcomes may be positively affected if nurses are confident teaching patients how to effectively manage their diabetes. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2020;51(6):287-292.].
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