Diabetes Delegated Care Aides

[BrisketRN, BSN, RN]

Do you train delegated care aides yourself or do you have a diabetes educator come in?  The law in my state allows either.  I'm trying to decide which route to go.

[tining, BSN, RN]

Both.  They have a training module and then I check off skills.  I also give them information about the diabetics like, "This one will show you a good blood sugar on meter if you do not watch like a hawk."

[ihavealltheice]

I would do both.

For the teachers/staff who will have direct contact with the student, I would have the diabetic educator teach them.

For the remainder of the staff, I would do a shorter "what to look for and how to react" inservice.

[BrisketRN, BSN, RN]

2 hours ago, ihavealltheice said:

I would do both.

For the teachers/staff who will have direct contact with the student, I would have the diabetic educator teach them.

For the remainder of the staff, I would do a shorter "what to look for and how to react" inservice.

We have annual diabetes training for staff.  I did that this year.  Luckily the teachers we'd be training have gone through the diabetes training with me and with a diabetic educator in past years.  This is for a newly diagnosed diabetic.  When I asked parents, they want me to do the training alongside them (both parents are doctors) and then bring in a diabetic educator if it seems like they need it.  I do think I'm going to do a refresher course for all staff in this specific grade group because they haven't had a diabetic in their classes in years.