Abstract

Hospital readmissions by patients with diabetes rise due to known risk factors such as lack of a healthy diet, physical activity, aging and obesity (Sonmez, Kambo, Avtanski, Lutsky, & Poretsky, 2017). Diabetes education and management is key to improving self-care behaviors and reducing hospital readmissions within 30 days (Drinic et al. 2017 & Sullivan & Alexander, 2019). Diabetes self-management involves education on healthy diet, exercise, self-monitoring of blood glucose, avoidance of risk factors and complications (Chai et al., 2018). Hospitalization provides an ideal time to identify barriers to improving a diabetes home regimen and promote DSME (Inpatient Diabetes Management, 2016). The purpose of this quality improvement (QI) project was to provide evidence-based diabetes education to adult hospitalized patients with diabetes, evaluate self-management behavior post discharge, and determine the 30-day readmission rate. Diabetes education took place at the bedside for 30 minutes prior to hospital discharge. A convenience sample 15 patients participated in the DNP project. A pre- and post-questionnaire designed to assess patient knowledge of diabetes education was administered. The patients were evaluated at 30 days post discharge for readmission. The project results revealed that there was a zero percent readmission rate and there was improved diabetes self-management knowledge and adherence. This DNP QI Project demonstrated the implementation of evidence-based diabetes education prior to discharge from the hospital can reduce hospital 30-day readmissions.

Author Details

Nicoleta F. Buiciuc, DNP, MSN-ED, APRN, FNP-BC

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Quality Improvement

Research Approach

Other

Keywords:

Diabetic Education, Patients with Diabetes, Hospital Readmissions

Advisors

Kott, Kathryn||Wolf, Lindsay||Hart, Leigh

Advisor

Kathryn Kott

Second Advisor

Lindsay Wolf

Third Advisor

Leigh Hart

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

Jacksonville University

Degree Year

2021

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Review Type

Faculty Approved: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Self-submission

Date of Issue

2021-06-07

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