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Type 2 Diabetes Management For Geriatric Veterans, Fachecia L. Fort
Type 2 Diabetes Management For Geriatric Veterans, Fachecia L. Fort
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Managing diabetes in the geriatric long-term care population can be challenging, yet important because diabetes is a chronic, progressive disease. The purpose of this project was to identify clinical practice guidelines for managing Type 2 diabetes in geriatric veterans and to develop a class to educate providers on diabetes management in the geriatric long-term care population at a community living and rehabilitation center. The practice focused question asked if providing education to providers about the clinical practice guidelines for managing Type 2 diabetes in geriatric long-term care veterans would improve knowledge as measured by a pre- and posttest. The project …