Course Description
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes diagnoses in youth are increasing. Learn about prediabetes, symptoms, and patient management for T1D and T2D in children and adolescents.
Learning Outcome and Objectives
1) Review the prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents.
2) Describe the diagnosis of diabetes in children and adolescents.
3) Summarize diabetes treatment and management strategies in youth.
4) Explain the medical complications associated with diabetes in children and youth.
5) Outline the common challenges facing children with diabetes and their families.
6) Explain the issues faced by adolescents with diabetes.
7) Discuss the transition from pediatric to adult diabetes care.
Nursing
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #12300.
Course Availability: Expires August 1, 2024. You must score 70% or better on the test and complete the course evaluation to earn a certificate of completion for this CE activity. Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., provides educational activities that are free from bias. The information provided in this course is to be used for educational purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional healthcare.
Authors
Maryam K. Mamou, BSN, RN, CWCN, CRRN
Maryam Mamou has extensive experience in wound care. She is a graduate of the wound ostomy and continence program at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and is nationally certified in wound and continence care. She has worked in clinical settings including acute care rehabilitation, home health care, long-term care, and outpatient wound care, where the majority of her patients were being treated for diabetic foot ulcers. She has been involved in developing and implementing staff education programs, and she is currently employed as a nurse consultant with the State of Wisconsin.
Accreditation & Approval Information
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #12300, for 5 Contact Hours. CE Broker Approval Number 50-2174. Florida nursing licensees must retain this certificate for at least 4 years. Do not forward to Florida Board of Nursing.
Copyright
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