title: Changes in the treatment of inpatient hyperglycemia: what every nurse practitioner should know about the 2012 standards of care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide nurse practitioners (NPs) with a review of the 2012 Standards of Care for the management of hospitalized patients who are hyperglycemic.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 2012 American Diabetes Association's (ADA) Standards of Care for the treatment of inpatient hyperglycemia and selected evidence-based articles.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Because hyperglycemia occurs at alarming rates in the inpatient setting when hyperglycemia is not controlled, there is a great impact on acute and even chronic conditions. These complications will lead to increased healthcare costs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is essential that NPs who care for hospitalized, hyperglycemic patients are aware of the 2012 ADA Standards of Care.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama School of Nursing at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. talleym@uab.edu
authors.forename: Michele H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Talley
authors.forename: Alethea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Steadman
authors.forename: Mary Annette
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hess
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D059039:Standard of Care