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The EBP Change Project

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further diabetes education. The EBP change project was able to increase diabetes knowledge among African Americans with prediabetes by discussing risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes, proper nutrition and promoting health promotion behaviors. Currently, there is no diabetes education program or policy that’s in place targeting patients with prediabetes at the EBP change project site. Therefore, it is the project manager goal that the EBP change project site will begin to implement a diabetes education program focusing on the prediabetic patient population.
A policy that is currently being implemented on a national level regarding type 2 diabetes prevention is being spear headed by Patient Protection (PP) and the Affordable Care …show more content…

Links to Health Promotion
According to Rural Health Information Hub (2017), the fundamental purpose of disease prevention is to keep individuals healthy. One implements health promotion interventions in an effort to promote healthy behaviors and to decrease the risks of developing chronic illnesses (RHIH, 2017). According to the ADA (2016) individuals that participate in health promotion behaviors are more likely to have better health outcomes compared to those who do not. The EBP change project has shown that educating patients with prediabetes can increase diabetes knowledge and promote an increase in health promotion behaviors. The EBP change project outcome has indicated that participants who completed the 6-week diabetes education program were able to increase their knowledge regarding type 2 diabetes. Therefore, with the positive outcome of the EBP change project, the EBP change project site can incorporate certain aspects of the diabetes education program into their patient education to increase diabetes knowledge, picking healthier food options and participants in activities that would increase physical fitness.
Role of DNP-prepared nurse. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing AACN (2006) created VIII essentials that define the key elements that are necessary for a doctor of nursing practice program. Two key essentials that played a major role in the project manager’s planning and implementation during the EBP change project are:

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