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Diabetes Education: Program Proposal

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the long term effects of diabetes have been known for years, its specific causes still remain elusive in many respects. There is no cure as yet, but new and  effective management techniques continue to emerge. The purpose here is to propose and describe an educational program equipping practicing nurses to put research into practice and improve their diabetic  patients quality of life. Section A Criteria Problem to Address Of course every nurse receives training in diabetes and diabetes management, but for  whatever reason that training may need to be augmented and updated. Nurses who have been practicing for several years may lack knowledge of newer approaches to diabetes management, and  local conditions may be such that staff nurses need greater knowledge of diabetes and diabetes management than those in other areas. There are several areas of the country in  which diabetes has been declared to be epidemic (Murphy, Chapel and Clark, 2004), among them, New York City and the surrounding area. Thus  the problem to be addressed is the knowledge "deficit in the level of basic knowledge about diabetes among staff nurses."1 Proposed Approach The  proposed method of resolution is to design, develop and evaluate a clinical, evidence-based "diabetic education program to increase nurses knowledge in diabetic management and to enhance self-management." This program  will review the basics of diabetes management and the need for controlling blood glucose levels consistently and over time. This is basic information included for review and to provide  a foundation for newer information and approaches to management of the disease. There are many choices available to diabetic patients in terms of testing equipment and techniques, and the