Diabetes Mellitus (Pt 3): Dietary Management (RCFE and RN) – 1.0 CE/Contact Hour

Diabetes Mellitus (Pt 3): Dietary Management (RCFE and RN) – 1.0 CE/Contact Hour

OnlineCourse

$20

DESCRIPTION

This course on diabetes diet management can be taken as Part 3 of a series or on its own. Course objectives are:

  • Describe how the intake of dietary carbohydrates can have a direct influence on an individual’s blood glucose levels.
  • Differentiate between the various diet therapies used in management of diabetes.
  • Describe how to modify nutrient intake of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and fibers to prevent and treat common complications of diabetes.
  • Identify how diabetic complications can arise due to the lack of dietary management.

Approved for 1.0 Contact Hour for California Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE) Administrators and California Nurses (CA BRN). Must pass final quiz with 80% or more; may re-take as often as needed.