The Center for Disease Control (CDC) revealed that 9.4% of the US population has diabetes. The number of individuals with diabetes in Brooklyn, where the intervention was conducted, exceeds that of other counties in New York State. Diabetic patients living in Brooklyn are not adequately receiving the medical attention and education they need to fight this debilitating disease. The project site, Kings County Hospital Ambulatory Care Clinic, serves many patients with diabetes, however diabetes nutritional education resources are lacking. Nutrition is a fundamental part of diabetes care. The main goals are to maintain normal blood glucose levels and to prevent complications of diabetes. However, insufficient diabetes education and knowledge continue to be serious challenges for patients. Nurses have also been found to be deficient in their knowledge of diabetes nutrition management and they face a dated evidence-based nutrition program. Thus, the need for nurses’ diabetes management education in the ambulatory care setting is paramount. Evidence Base Framework (EBP): Rosswurm and Larrabee’s Conceptual Model for Change to Evidence Based Practice offers a systematic process for developing and implementing the practice change. The diabetic educational protocol and intervention utilized the nursing theory underpinnings of Pender. The objective of the study was to assess the outcome of a diabetes nutrition education intervention among nurses practicing in ambulatory care.
