| Title |
Jensen, Jesica_DNP_2021 |
| Alternative Title |
Improving the Confidence and Competence of the Bedside Nurse in Providing Inpatient Diabetes Education |
| Creator |
Jensen, Jesica |
| Collection Name |
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) |
| Description |
The following Doctor of Nursing Practice dissertation examines the impact of implementing a diabetes survival skills education course for bedside nurses. |
| Abstract |
PURPOSE: In the United States, one in ten individuals has diabetes. Diabetes is a significant cause of hospitalization, disabling morbidity, and increased mortality. Nurses must be knowledgeable with diabetes survival skills education (DSSE) to teach patients to safely self-manage their diabetes after discharge. Bedside nurses are often responsible for providing Inpatient diabetes education. However, bedside nurses often lack the knowledge, time, and comfort to provide the essential DSSE. The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project was to increase the competence and confidence of the bedside nurse in providing diabetic education to patients using the DSSE model. METHODOLOGY: The DSSE educational toolkit was developed with the aid of organizational stakeholders and content experts. The diabetes toolkit included a DSSE training session, an education module, a resource binder, and a standardized skills checklist to be used for documentation. RESULTS: Twenty-three nurses (7 charge/16 bedside) participated in DSSE education implementation, representing 69% of unit nurses. Post project implementation, charge nurses reported a 43% increase in their comfort and confidence in delivering DSSE and a 57% increase in comfort answering patients' questions. Of the bedside nurses, 81% reported feeling comfortable and confident providing diabetes education and answering patients' questions. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Small hospitals often do not have inpatient diabetic educators resulting in diabetes education falling to the bedside nurse. This QI project shows that providing bedside and charge nurses with an evidence-based DSSE model is one way to help them feel more comfortable and confident in providing diabetes education to their patients. |
| Subject |
Diabetics; Nursing; Medicine--Study and teaching; Evidence-based nursing |
| Keywords |
Diabetes; Education; Nurse education; Comfort; Confidence |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, United States of America |
| Date |
2021 |
| Medium |
Dissertation |
| Type |
Text |
| Access Extent |
1.37 MB; 40 page PDF |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce his or her theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights. |
| Source |
University Archives Electronic Records; Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing. Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s64f310a |
| Setname |
wsu_atdson |
| ID |
12053 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s64f310a |
