Nurses form the largest group of healthcare professionals in the United States and as our healthcare system shifts emphasis toward less costly, prevention-oriented primary care, there is no doubt that registered nurses will assume a greater role in primary health care. However, the role of the registered nurse in primary care is not well understood. This project is one aspect of a larger project aimed to propel the nursing profession to the forefront of primary care by re-examining and clearly defining the responsibilities and competencies of the primary care registered nurse. The literature review suggests that a stronger presence of registered nurses in primary care correlates with improved patient outcomes. The specific objective of this project was to develop a standardized procedure that will allow registered nurses at Clinic X to titrate certain anti-diabetic medications (metformin, glipizide, and tolbutamide) by utilizing pre-determined algorithms. The author’s intervention involved surveying primary care registered nurses at Clinic X to determine their perceptions of diabetes medication titration as well as what training and/or support they feel they will need. The author encourages the usage of the survey results in designing the training program.
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