The Nurse As The Educator

Diabetes substantially limits the life function of eating, and it also negatively impacts the life function of learning. Support to manage diabetes and a schedule to check blood sugar levels during non-instructional times of the day or the opportunity to make up any work missed during blood sugar checks are accommodations that would be in this student’s 504 plan. The 504 plan might also require all staff to be trained to recognize and handle any complications related to diabetes to ensure the child’s

Specific Purpose: To inform audience of the signs you can look for and types of diabetes.

The goal is to increase the percentage of understanding of diabetes and how to live empowered with diabetes. I will conduct outreach programs in various methods to reach the people to participate in the health program. My objective is done by specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused, and time-bound (SMART) goals. By May 31, 2018, an increase of 40% establishes one-on-one follow up education session with each individual and families through home visits or phone calls to monitor them to improve their lifestyles. By February 30, 2018, an increase of 80% distribution of brochures and with door to door interactions with the individuals in the community. By September 2018, increase 90% of people to engage in community health fair, classes, and exercise activities on diabetes and cardiovascular classes. This will introduce the individuals in social support that allow interactions with teaching and

Diabetes is a serious medical condition that can also be a risk factor for the development of many different diseases and conditions including dementia, heart disease, and CVA. Thus, effective management of diabetes is very important. Patient compliance can be difficult to achieve if the person affected with diabetes is not educated about the illness or treatment, has not fully accepted the diagnosis or its severity, will not change habits or believes that the prescribed treatment regime is too difficult or ineffective, has cultural beliefs conflicting with the treatment regime, experiences stressful events, lacks social support, or suffers from psychiatric issues unrelated to diabetes (Gerard, Griffin, & Fitzpatrick, 2010). As one may expect, adequate education programs are essential tools when dealing with diabetics. Solid education will provide the patient with information as well as teaching the necessary skills to manage the disorder. The primary focus of any diabetes education program must be to empower patients as a part of the multidisciplinary team. This team should be focused at integrating diabetes into the lives of the patients and this focus should be based on the decisions made by the patient, otherwise the treatment plan can be looked on as forced (Gerald et al., 2010). Every patient stricken with diabetes has the right to benefit from an education program of this type. First, basic education and facts should be administered directly following the diagnosis of

Recommended Issues and Related Practice Examples to Address During Admission ......................................................................9 Inform patients of their rights..........................................................................................................................................................9 Identify the patient’s preferred language for discussing health care ............................................................................................10 Identify whether the patient has a sensory or communication need ............................................................................................10 Determine whether the patient needs assistance completing admission forms ..........................................................................11 Collect patient race and ethnicity data in the medical record

The purpose of effective communication in healthcare is to provide first-class medical care, minimal to no medical errors and have precision; and without it there is room for medical errors, poor patient care and an ineffective team that produces undesired outcome. In the professional and patient relationship, the lack of good communication causes the patient to be apprehensive in asking questions, to worry about being bothersome because they feel other patients are sicker, and there is an assumption that the patient does not have any concerns. There are barriers to communication that include only one between the sender and receiver of the message understands the message, cultural differences, and lack of education. In sending the message it is essential that the message is received with clarity, it is concise and complete. If the patient has a language barrier, it can be masked by the patient not responding to information and it is detected as a result of poor or no compliance. In literacy concerns, all information should be presented on a 5th grade level to aid in the comprehension of the information. The care of the patient should be patient/family centered which helps in detecting any language, cultural or literacy barriers (Schyve, 2007). For example, a 46 year old single male patient that is functionally literate is admitted with a diagnosis of acute angina. During the

The first learning objective is that Tina will understand the meaning, symptoms, causes, and treatment for hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia is when the blood sugar is less than 70 and this causes an individual to feel shaky, hungry, sweaty, confused, dizzy, sleepy or tired, and restless during nighttime sleep. Low blood sugar can be caused when blood sugar medicine, food, and activity don’t balance due to having too much medication, to much exercise, to little food, or a delay in a meal. The treatment would

We need sustained, nationally consistent programs to prevent, detect and manage diabetes in Australia. Too many plans and strategies have been designed and not properly implemented or evaluated.

The prevalence of diabetes increased with age for all age groups. The prevalence ranged from 5.3% for Indigenous people aged 25-34 years to 40% for those aged 55 years and over.

There are over 1.5 million Australians with diabetes. The groups most at risk are people aged over 45 years old, overweight people, people with family history, females with the history of gestational diabetes, people who consume a diet high in sugar, and ATSI people.

There are two types of diabetes but this essay will focus more on Type 2 diabetes. Currently, the number of people with diabetes in Australia is going higher and went up to 1 million this year and doubled compared with the statistics in 1989. Approximately, 80 % of them are Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (Diabetes Australia, 2015). Furthermore, according to the survey there are about 1.8% of all Australians have an Intellectual Disability (328,000) and about 9% of them are suffering with diabetes. However, the true prevalence of diabetes in Australia’s population is still unidentified and unknown (Carolan, Holman, Ferrai,

(Ladwig, 2012-2014) Potential Nursing Intervention for diagnosis R/T LHI#3: Assist the individual Mr. H in enhancing the community support in time of need such as diabetic episode. (Ladwig, 2012-2014) Page 5 of 9 Grammarly Report generated on Mon, 27 Jul 2015 20:11 Grammarly Family as Partner in their own care: To educate and monitor the patient's disease process through training such as diabetic seminars/teaching with return demonstration. (Lancaster, 2012)

Naveen is 10 years old, as healthy as ever. But when he was diagnosed with diabetes, his mother was shocked out of her life. “But, how can my son at such a young age fall prey to it? Isn’t it a disease that grips the middle aged population?,” she echoed the misconceptions we all hold as a society. Diabetes can be diagnosed at any age, owing to heredity, lifestyle and habits we have. But, usually type 1 diabetes is known to be more frequent in children and adults, about which every parent needs to be aware about. The cases are on a rise day by day, and all of us should be informed well about how to tackle Type 1 Diabetes and track symptoms and fight the disease.

The estimated time for the teaching session is approximately 3 hours. In the first hour I will give a brief overview of what diabetes is and how it can be controlled with insulin. First I will include a very simple explanation of the pathophysiology of the disease and the signs and symptoms that are common. Next, I will explain that when controlling diabetes, her blood sugar can become too high or too low. High blood sugar, or hyperglycemia is caused by eating too much food, eating sugary foods, or by not taking insulin as prescribed. Signs of high blood sugar include: dry mouth, thirsty, having to urinate often, blurry vision, feeling tired, and weight loss. If high blood sugar is not treated, it can cause you to go into a coma (Aldridge, 2005 p.36-37). When you have high blood sugar, drink water and take your insulin according to the sliding scale your doctor has provided. Low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, can occur

The following are examples of self-management strategies that should be discussed with patients to empower them to promote healthcare in their own home environment. Diet and fluid intake is important for CKD patients because the regular balance of minerals and nutrients is disturbed due to the inefficiencies of the diseased kidney (Jackson, Cassidy & James, 2006). Strategies to manage diet and fluid intake include; education regarding what kinds of food are appropriate for a person with CKD to eat, for example, food with high potassium in them or low sodium foods as well as foods with high fluid levels like rice. Referring patients to a dietician can be helpful to patients who are having trouble with fluid or high potassium readings. These dieticians may be able to provide detailed meal plans or spark ideas of what to eat. Many people with CKD are required to restrict their fluid intake, one way to keep track of this is to have one measuring jug with graduations, this enables people to know exactly how much fluid they are drinking throughout the day, if they have a separate drink they can remove that amount from their main measuring jug.