Diabetes Mellitus in the Adult
Author: Dana Bartlett, BSN, MSN, MA, CSPI
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Dana Bartlett, BSN, MSN, MA, CSPI
Dana Bartlett is a professional nurse and author. His clinical experience includes 16 years of ICU and ER experience and over 20 years of as a poison control center information specialist. Dana has published numerous CE and journal articles, written NCLEX material, written textbook chapters, and done editing and reviewing for publishers such as Elsevier, Lippincott, and Thieme. He has written widely on the subject of toxicology and was recently named a contributing editor, toxicology section, for Critical Care Nurse journal. He is currently employed at the Connecticut Poison Control Center and is actively involved in lecturing and mentoring nurses, emergency medical residents and pharmacy students.
CE:
2
hours
Pharmacology: 0.5 hour
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South Carolina Information
Pharmacotherapeutics Credits: 0.5
Related to prescribing controlled substances: 0
Course Summary
Nurses as members of the health team need to understand the pathogenesis, complications and treatment of type 1 and 2 diabetes to better identify risks early on and to support prevention and treatment. The purpose of the course is to provide nurses and health associates knowledge about the cause, complications and treatment of type 1 and 2 diabetes in the adult.
Course Format
Homestudy
Course Syllabus
- Introduction
- Insulin, Glucose And Hyperglycemia
- Pathogenesis of Type I Diabetes
- Pathogenesis of Type II Diabetes
- Genetic factors
- Environmental factors
- Signs, Symptoms And The Diagnosis Of Diabetes
- Chronic Complications Of Diabetes
- Cardiovascular complications
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- Diabetic nephropathy
- Impaired wound healing
- Acute Complications Of Diabetes Mellitus
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Hypoglycemia
- Prevention Of Diabetes And Screening
- Treatment Of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
- Insulin therapy
- Lifestyle changes
- Monitoring For Complications
- Blood pressure
- Fasting lipid profile
- Kidney disease
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- Impaired wound healing
- Assessment of co-morbid conditions
- Medications For The Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes
- ?-glucosidase inhibitors
- Biguanides
- Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP-4)
- Exenatide
- Meglitinide derivatives
- Pramlintide
- Thiazolidinediones
- Sulfonylureas
- Insulin
- Treatment Of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Fluid replacement
- Correcting electrolyte imbalances
- Insulin therapy
- Assess the need for bicarbonate
- Treatment Of Hypoglycemia
- Diabetic Foot Care
- Summary