How Sweet It Is: Managing Hyperglycemic Emergencies

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

The number of individuals with diabetes mellitus is rapidly increasing in the U.S., placing more individuals at risk for developing a hyperglycemic emergency. Diabetic ketoacidosis, euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis, and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state are life-threatening emergencies nurses must be able to recognize and manage. This presentation provides nurses with a foundational level of knowledge of glycemic control principles and an understanding of how to manage hyperglycemic emergencies.

Objectives

Identify two precipitating risk factors leading to hyperglycemic emergencies.
Compare and contrast the clinical presentation of a patient with DKA with a patient experiencing HHS.
List three critical interventions for the management of the patient with a hyperglycemic emergency.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must attend/view/read the entire activity, read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes, and complete the associated evaluation to be awarded the contact hours or CERP. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.00 contact hours.

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Disclosure

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