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Development of a DiaBEATes Nurse Champion Program

Nadine Uplinger, MS, RD, CDE, BC-ADM, LDN, Marian C. Turkel, RN, PhD, NEA-BC, Patricia C. Adams, RN, CDE, Debra Nelson-Slemmer, RN, BSN, CDE and Susan Pierce, MPT, CDE, CPT

From the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network (Ms Uplinger, Dr Turkel), and the Albert Einstein Medical Center (Ms Adams, Ms Nelson-Slemmer, Ms Pierce), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Correspondence to Nadine Uplinger, MS, RD, CDE, BC-ADM, LDN, Gutman Diabetes Institute, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, 5501 Old York Road, 3216 Levy Building, Philadelphia, PA 19141 (uplingen{at}einstein.edu).

Purpose

This article shares an innovative educational practice for increasing the knowledge base of direct-care registered nurses related to diabetes management. Outcome data include quantitative analysis of test scores, qualitative responses of changes in practice, and participation in monthly diabetes resource meetings.

Conclusion

Diabetes educators will find the DiaBEATes Nurse Champion program useful for structuring educational programs within various practice settings. The case studies are useful tools for evaluating specific application of diabetes knowledge.

Background

The nearly 24 million people with diabetes strain the health care system in terms of resources and health care dollars. According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) a hospital stay for a patient with diabetes costs almost 3 times the stay of a patient without diabetes.1 The higher costs associated with caring for a patient with diabetes is partly attributed to inadequate knowledge regarding current diabetes treatment options and the failure of some health care workers to accept professional responsibility for diabetes management.2,3

This version was published on September 1, 2009

The Diabetes Educator, Vol. 35, No. 5, 713-726 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0145721709340804
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