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Course # 94393 • Diabetes Care and Patient Education
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- Discuss the significance of diabetes in terms of prevalence and costs.
- Outline the pathophysiology of diabetes.
- Identify various classifications of diabetes.
- Recognize the acute complications of diabetes, including hyperglycemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome.
- Identify the chronic complications of diabetes and the patient education principles related to each.
- Discuss the importance of facilitating diabetes self-care and describe interventions that support it.
- Identify components of effective diabetes self-management education programs.
- Analyze benefits and practices related to blood glucose monitoring.
- Describe meal planning methods and nutritional guidelines for people with diabetes.
- Discuss medications for diabetes in terms of mechanism of action, nursing implications, and patient teaching principles.
- Recall the principles and practices of insulin therapy, including measures to prevent and treat hypoglycemia.
- Outline benefits and precautions related to exercise for the person with diabetes.
- Discuss the pathology of the diabetic foot and standards of preventive care.
- Describe the impact of stress on blood glucose control.
- Define cultural competence and discuss its relevance to diabetes care.
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