A Registered Nurse-Led Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Intervention: A Performance Improvement Initiative.

GLYCOSYLATED hemoglobin; ACCREDITATION; CONFIDENCE intervals; HOSPITAL emergency services; RESEARCH methodology; DIABETES; RETROSPECTIVE studies; ACQUISITION of data; T-test (Statistics); COMPARATIVE studies; NURSES; MEDICAL records; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; PATIENT education; DATA analysis software; NURSING interventions; HEALTH self-care; DISEASE management; EDUCATIONAL outcomes

A federally qualified health center obtained accreditation for a diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) program. A retrospective descriptive study was conducted to evaluate the outcomes of patients assigned to a registered nurse (RN)-led panel using DSMES standards and patients assigned to a primary care provider (PCP)-led panel. Patients assigned to the RN-led and PCP-led panels had significant improvements at 6 months in their HbA1c measures. The RN-led panel of patients had fewer emergency department visits. The revenue for nurse visits covered the RN's direct salary expense. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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