In collaboration with Chris Rue, FNP, The Elite Nurse Practitioner is proud to FINALLY release the Comprehensive Diabetes Management Course, the Elite Nurse Practitioner guide on how to evaluate and treat your diabetic patient. This course will award 5 CEU hours and 3 of those will be pharmacology hours for those needing some CE to keep their licenses and certifications up to date. This is just another addition to our clinical line of courses and has been in development for over 2 years. We have had hundreds of requests for this, so I am excited to finally release it! Plus, it is only $195!
Let’s face it: nurse practitioner school poorly prepares the student to manage diabetes effectively. In reality, most schools (medical, physician assistant, etc.) poorly prepare students to manage diabetic patients. You either learn it on the go or you simply refer the patient out to endocrinology. Here is the thing though: it is NOT that hard to do once you have the tools in your toolbelt to do it! And that is what this course will help the nurse practitioner with.
It doesn’t matter what kind of practice you own, operate, or work in: YOU SEE DIABETIC PATIENTS! Therefore, if you want to be a well-rounded nurse practitioner you need to know how to effectively manage these patients. There is no point in referring the majority of your diabetic patients to endocrinology until they become insulin dependent, and with the variety of newer medications available, it has never been easier to treat the diabetic patient.
This course will provide the nurse practitioner who has little experience evaluating, diagnosing, and treating the diabetic patient the tools necessary to begin seeing these patients with confidence. It will cover everything from evaluation to the diagnosis, to the complications, to the treatment options and much more! I learned a tremendous amount of information collaborating with Chris Rue on this course, so I know you will as well!
Quick disclaimer: this course is going to predominately cover the treatment of the type 2 diabetic! We cover aspects of care with the type 1, but for the most part type 1 patients will be managed by endocrinology and usually just involves a referral from the nurse practitioner.
This course will teach you:
· The risks, regulations, and liabilities surrounding diabetic care.
· The differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes and how that affects care for the nurse practitioner.
· The epidemiological factors with diabetes.
· The diagnosis and lab evaluation of the diabetic patient.
· How to diagnose and manage the complications of diabetes, including medication management (such as neuropathy)!
· The diet considerations with diabetes.
· How to select the right medication for your diabetic patient.
· How to select, dose, and manage a variety of medications, including:
o Metformin
o Glimepiride, glipizide, and glyburide
o Repaglinide and Nateglinide
o Pioglitazone and rosiglitazone
o Pramlintide
o The various forms of short and long-acting insulin
o The GLP-1 Agonists, including semaglutide
o Tirzepatide
o Canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, and ertugliflozin
o Alogliptin, linagliptin, sazagliptin, and sitagliptin
· The documentation considerations on how to chart the visit of the diabetic patient.
· Post-visit education considerations.
· Insurance billing and coding of the visit.
· Cash pay considerations.
· How to succeed and more!
PLUS, this course will award 5 CEU hours, and 3 of those will be considered pharmacology hours.
You will have video and audio access to the course and be able to listen to over 4 hours of lecture where Chris and I cover a 112-slide presentation in detail! You will also have access to the course slides to utilize as reference material.
If you are struggling with how to navigate the diabetic patient or simply need a refresher, then check this course out as we will cover everything you need to know to feel more confident with these often-challenging patients!
This course will be on sale for only $195 until 11/5/23 at midnight PST, then it will go up to $299 indefinitely after that. So, take advantage of this great deal before the initial sales event of this course expires!
