Course Detail

Education Category: Women's Health - Maternal / Child

Release Date: 07/01/2017

Expiration Date: 06/30/2020

This course is designed for nurses in inpatient and outpatient practice areas that include women's health, family medicine, and diabetes/endocrinology, and health education specialists, public health professionals, and nurse educators.

In support of improving patient care, NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. NetCE is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). NetCE complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, NetCE is authorized to issue the IACET CEU.

NetCE designates this continuing education activity for 15 ANCC contact hour(s). NetCE designates this continuing education activity for 5 pharmacotherapeutic/pharmacology contact hour(s). NetCE designates this continuing education activity for 18 hours for Alabama nurses. NetCE is authorized by IACET to offer 1.5 CEU(s) for this program. AACN Synergy CERP Category A.

In addition to states that accept ANCC, NetCE is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by: Alabama, Provider #ABNP0353, (valid through November 21, 2021); Arkansas, Provider #50-2405; California, BRN Provider #CEP9784; California, LVN Provider #V10662; California, PT Provider #V10842; District of Columbia, Provider #50-2405; Florida, Provider #50-2405; Georgia, Provider #50-2405; Kentucky, Provider #7-0054 through 12/31/2021; South Carolina, Provider #50-2405; West Virginia RN and APRN, Provider #50-2405.

The purpose of this course is to provide nurses with practical information and evidence-based recommendations on all aspects of pregnancy complicated by diabetes.

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

1. Describe the pathophysiology, risk factors, screening, and treatment of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and prediabetes.
2. Explain how metabolic changes during normal gestation increase the risk for elevated blood glucose.
3. List maternal and fetal risks of hyperglycemia during pregnancy.
4. Identify future risks to the offspring of mothers who had diabetes during pregnancy.
5. Describe principles of preconception counseling in women with pre-existing diabetes.
6. Summarize the management of pregnancy in women with pre-existing type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
7. Review studies and findings that provide rationale for the treatment of gestational diabetes.
8. Define recommended blood glucose targets and frequency of blood glucose monitoring in gestational diabetes.
9. Describe goals and guidelines for nutritional management of gestational diabetes.
10. Identify the safety and efficacy of oral diabetic agents and insulin for use in gestational diabetes.
11. Discuss interventions to prevent the development of gestational diabetes.
12. Describe the obstetrical management of pregnancy complicated by diabetes.
13. Describe maternal postpartum care for pregnancy complicated by diabetes.
14. Discuss the care of the neonate born to the mother with diabetes.
15. Identify important aspects of psychosocial care and follow-up for the woman with diabetes during pregnancy.

Susan Semb, MSN, RN, CDE, received her Master's degree in nursing from the University of San Diego. Her nursing experience includes direct patient care, case management, staff development, program development and health education. She is presently employed as a diabetes educator in the Health Education Department of a major health maintenance organization. Ms. Semb has also authored other continuing education courses for nurses published by NetCE. In addition to her professional work, Susan volunteers for California Labs and More dog rescue and the County of San Diego Animal Shelter.

Contributing faculty, Susan Semb, MSN, RN, CDE, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.

Jane C. Norman, RN, MSN, CNE, PhD

The division planner has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufacturer or service provider mentioned.

The purpose of NetCE is to provide challenging curricula to assist healthcare professionals to raise their levels of expertise while fulfilling their continuing education requirements, thereby improving the quality of healthcare.

Our contributing faculty members have taken care to ensure that the information and recommendations are accurate and compatible with the standards generally accepted at the time of publication. The publisher disclaims any liability, loss or damage incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any of the contents. Participants are cautioned about the potential risk of using limited knowledge when integrating new techniques into practice.

It is the policy of NetCE not to accept commercial support. Furthermore, commercial interests are prohibited from distributing or providing access to this activity to learners.

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