Registered Nurse Diabetes Medication Titration at Clinic X

<p>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.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Level thesis:degree_level

Restricted Project/Capstone - USF access only

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Jue, Christina

Contributors dc:contributor

• Danijela Pavlic

• registered nurses
• primary care
• diabetes mellitus
• medication titration
• standardized procedures
• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• Family Practice Nursing
• Public Health and Community Nursing

Repository record dc:identifier

https://repository.usfca.edu/capstone/63

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.usfca.edu:capstone-1067