Diabetes: The Basics

Course Code: REL-PAC-0-DTB

Hours: 0.75

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2029

Learning Objectives:
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

Subject Matter Expert: Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC

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 19 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.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: General Staff; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.