How to Get 6 hours of Continuing Nursing Education from School Health

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Diabetes Care at School: Bridging the Gap Provides CNE Credits for Nurses + Trains School Staff How to Identify & Respond to the Signs & Symptoms of Diabetes.

Diabetes Care at School: Bridging the Gap offers LPN's and RN's 6 hours of Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credit and the training to care for children with both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes with the goal of making it easier to participate in school-related activities.

5 Steps to Receiving 6 CNE's Using Diabetes Care at School: Bridging the Gap:

1. Complete the pre-test.

2. Read the 12 chapters in the book or watch the 12 multimedia presentations on the CD.

3. Complete the post-test.

4. Complete and submit the final exam by email, fax, or mail.

5. Pass the final exam with 80% or greater.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: What topics are covered in this program?

1. Recognizing possible symptoms of low blood glucose and high blood glucose

2. Assisting students with blood glucose monitoring

3. Proper actions for treating hyper and hypoglycemia

4. Proper administration of glucagon injections

5. Interventions generally required to help bring ketones back into normal range

6. Interpreting nutritional requirements for a student with diabetes

7. Exercise and how it affects blood glucose

8. Discuss how a student’s ability to participate in his or her own self-care may vary with age, level of development, and emotional maturity

9. Be able to list factors that can affect the student’s blood glucose level during a disaster

10. Recall the most common insulin pump problems

11. List the laws that apply to federally-funded schools with regard to caring for students with diabetes

Q: How many programs do I need to buy to train all the nurses in my school?

1. 1 book will grant 1 nurse CNE credit.

2. If you have multiple nurses who would like to take the test for CNE’s, you have the option of purchasing multiple book/multimedia courses or 1 book and however many supplemental CD’s needed for the number of nurses wishing to receive CNE’s.

3. If no CNE’s are necessary, the customer may purchase the manual without the CD-ROM

Q: The school nurses in my district need different levels of training - some just need a refresher, and some need more in-depth training on teaching diabetes education at school. Will this program satisfy both requirements?

Diabetes Care at School: Bridging the Gap provides self-paced instruction so you can learn at your own pace. Alternative options are available for those looking for a refresher and do not include a CNE option.

Q: Are there sample IHP's included with the program?

Yes, the program includes a Diabetes Management and Treatment Plan & Individualized Health Plan.

Q: Can this information be used by medical assistants or non-medical personnel within my school district?

Yes, the program includes a training program for unlicensed diabetes care assistants (UDCA's) and diabetes awareness training for all campus personnel. It is also encouraged to share this information with parents.

Q: Can this program help me keep track of who has been trained in my district and when they should be re-trained or given a refresher?

Many customers may be familiar with the former web-based version of Diabetes Care at School: Bridging the Gap.  The web based version did make it possible to establish which district personnel had received training, and when they were due for refresher training.  Due to overwhelming customer preference, the Diabetes Care at School: Bridging the Gap training program has been converted to a CD format which does not include a Learning Management System to track user activity.  Districts are encouraged to utilize their standard training documentation systems to monitor staff training activity.

Q: Can I use this program as a quick reference? How difficult is it to go back and look up a piece of key information?

Summary Sheets" at the end of each chapter make it easy to review each chapter or quickly reference information.

Q: Who has approved this program to provide me with CNE credits?

It is approved by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation - meaning LPN's and RN's receive 6 CNE credits for completing.

Diabetes Care at School: Bridging the Gap focuses on educating the entire school team on the signs and symptoms of diabetes to ensure that no matter where the student might be - on the bus, on a field trip, on the playground, in the cafeteria, or at a school without a school nurse - the teachers and staff responsible for that student's safety are able to provide care to diabetic students.