Course Description
This 1-hour CEU module provides home health nurses with evidence-based guidance on managing patients with diabetes in home health settings, with a focus on standard practices, self-management support, risk monitoring, and documentation standards. After attending, nurses will be better equipped to ensure safe, compliant, and high-quality care in diabetes management at home.
Learner Objectives
By the end of this module, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the epidemiology and challenges of diabetes care in the home health setting.
2. Identify standard components of diabetes management at home (e.g. glycemic monitoring, medication management, prevention of complications).
3. Explain the importance of diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) and standards for it.
4. Recognize key documentation elements required for safe, compliant home health diabetes care.
5. Apply guideline-based practices to case examples in home health, ensuring proper documentation and patient safety