o
Drug information requests from staff,
providers & patients
o
Written assignments or projects such as
newsletters, patient education materials, manuals or other written reports as applicable (to
target patients, staff or health care providers for print or Internet web site)
o
Participation in community health fairs or
screenings (when applicable)
o
Rounds at Roane General Hospital with
physician
o
Learn about Lab Testing, CLIA, OSHA &
Blood Borne Pathogens Rules
Disease State
Management Skills and Activities Checklist
Student’s
preceptor is to initial the following when completed:
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Diabetes
§
Assist with PEIA Face to Face Diabetes
Program
§
Be familiar with the current ADA Clinical
Practice Recommendations (available in store & online: www.diabetes.org)
§
Blood glucose monitoring
·
Know recommendations (ACE vs ADA
recommendations) for target blood glucose levels
·
Perform blood glucose monitoring
·
Teach patients how to use a blood glucose
monitor
§
A1c testing (using DCA 2000 instrument)
·
Learn how & why to perform this test
& know the recommended target level (ACE vs ADA recommendations)
§
Identify patients at risk for diabetes
·
Give ADA diabetes risk test to patients in
waiting area (document results)
·
Do random blood pressure and blood sugar
screening of patients in waiting area (document results)
§
Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME)
·
Assist with education sessions &
documentation/charting (if the opportunity arises)
·
Be available to answer questions/concerns
of patients
§
Diabetes Foot Care program
·
Learn about importance of diabetes foot
care
·
Assist with patient education & fitting
of shoes (if the opportunity arises)
·
Medicare billing of therapeutic footwear
(David to sign)
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Hyperlipidemia
o
Be familiar with the NCEP ATP III
Guidelines
o
Cholesterol testing
§
Learn how to perform a lipid panel using
the Cholestech instrument
