Any home health RNs that are CDCES/CDE?

[thecareerchanger, BSN]

I am a new home health RN (almost 3 months) and have considered becoming a diabetes educator. Any current diabetes educators also working in home health? I have only just started logging my hours that qualify and it seems it will take forever to get 1000 hours since not all patients are diabetic obviously. Also seems many home health nurses end up getting wound certification which I also wouldn't mind although I would focus on wound, not ostomy or continence certification. Thanks in advance

[yoganurse9]

I was able to more easily complete my 1000 hours through my role in a managed care environment doing telephone health coaching for insured members in their chronic disease management programs.  I requested to work more with members who had pre-diabetes and diabetes so I could focus on the skills needed as I took the needed CNEs as well in preparation for applying for the exam.  It was already part of my daily job for several hours/day.  I imagine some environments would afford you better opportunity to get in the needed hours, and one could be in a clinic setting or MD office only if you had some input or control on the conditions the patients had so you could always be including some diabetic education and/or working on those skills.    Hope you found a way to get it worked out for yourself.  Good luck.