Diabetes Case Study Nursing
Q 1:
Diabetes is the worldwide fastest increasing chronic disease. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have very high levels of diabetes. According to Australian Indigenous health info net (2016), ATSI Australians have three times more likely to have diabetes compared to non-Indigenous Australians. Specifically, the number affect from diabetes in ATSI females are twice than non-Indigenous females.
Diabetes can cause several serious health issues such as cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. Health complications by diabetes are microvascular diseases, macrovascular disease, increased susceptibility to infections, diminish heal process, distress, anxiety and depression.
It is very important to prevent and manage …show more content…
the diabetes.
Diabetes can be controlled in Indigenous people, by focusing on management program and appropriate prevention by culture as well as more action beyond the health service sector.
Identify the high risk by using high risk assessment tools, education program, promoting modification of life style specifically exercise, diet change, and weight loss.
Q 1 B :
The particular ATSI government program for diabetes is The Diabetes Australia Vic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program. They are consult and collaborate with high aboriginal organizations and communities. They work for improving health outcomes for these specific community. The health workers are help to prevention and management of type 2 diabetes.
This Government program include some small program for diabetes including risk factors and the road to good health. These programs will help to Liotta to understand about diabetes, her risk level, how she can change her dietary, and her life style. Furthermore, this program will help her family members too. Her family members rick factor fi diabetes. So this will awareness for her family health (Diabetes Australia, 2016).
For, aboriginal community, there is one program for type 2 diabetes prevention. It is run by Aboriginal health workers and services. The Road to good health program help Loitja to choose healthier habits. This program teaches to prevent type 2 diabetes and related health issues. This program is free and it can do with family member as well. So it will help to Loitja and her family too.
As per long term benefits, this program help in diet change, maintain healthy weights, how to prevent diabetes, which food is good, cheap and easy.
Q2:
By culture awareness training program for non-indigenous staff, which is very helpful to staff as well as patient.
Staff require to understand of cultural differences. The retaining provides information about ATSI culture. There are many benefits of cultural awareness training. It is helpful to increase nurse knowledge. Further, it is benefit for nurse for understating of cultural differences as well as similarities. Moreover, nurse is assist with retaining Aboriginal employees over the long term period.
This acquire knowledge assist me as an Enrolled nurse in many important ways. It improves understanding regarding anti-discrimination and anti- racism. It helps in perception towards Aboriginal people and their culture. By this strategies, I can increase my confidence with positive attitude as Enrolled nurse. It enhance skills and strategies to provide better service to Aboriginal clients and working with Aboriginal colleague (Victorian Public Health Commission, 2016).
Besides this, this training will help to build awareness among the staff and interactions with Indigenous community members. It will also assist current and future interaction with Aboriginal colleagues and community.
Q
3
According to me, ASTI unit gives very essential information about indigenous people and culture. By this unit, I can have knowledge about the indigenous culture. Specifically as an Enrolled nurse I have an idea what should I have to learn about culture differences and their strategies. Specially, I should respect every culture and every time with different culture patient I have to think about their culture, belief and regions (Victorian Public Health Commission, 2016).
It resolve myths and misconceptions regarding culture.
Reference:
1) Diabetes Australia. (2015). The National diabetes service scheme. Retrieved from https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islanders
2) Victorian Public Sector Commission (2016.) Cultural awareness and competency. Retrieved from http://vpsc.vic.gov.au/html-resources/karreeta-yirramboi/chapter-1-cultural-awareness-and-competency/
3) Australian Indigenous Health info net. (2016). Diabetes Australia Vic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program. Retrieved from http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/programs-projects?pid=648 4) Australian Government. (July 2015). Cultural competency in the delivery of health care service for Indigenous people. Retrieved from http://www.aihw.gov.au/uploadedFiles/ClosingTheGap/Content/Our_publications/2015/ctgc-ip13.pdf
Diabetes is the worldwide fastest increasing chronic disease. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have very high levels of diabetes. According to Australian Indigenous health info net (2016), ATSI Australians have three times more likely to have diabetes compared to non-Indigenous Australians. Specifically, the number affect from diabetes in ATSI females are twice than non-Indigenous females.
Diabetes can cause several serious health issues such as cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. Health complications by diabetes are microvascular diseases, macrovascular disease, increased susceptibility to infections, diminish heal process, distress, anxiety and depression.
It is very important to prevent and manage …show more content…
the diabetes.
Diabetes can be controlled in Indigenous people, by focusing on management program and appropriate prevention by culture as well as more action beyond the health service sector.
Identify the high risk by using high risk assessment tools, education program, promoting modification of life style specifically exercise, diet change, and weight loss.
Q 1 B :
The particular ATSI government program for diabetes is The Diabetes Australia Vic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program. They are consult and collaborate with high aboriginal organizations and communities. They work for improving health outcomes for these specific community. The health workers are help to prevention and management of type 2 diabetes.
This Government program include some small program for diabetes including risk factors and the road to good health. These programs will help to Liotta to understand about diabetes, her risk level, how she can change her dietary, and her life style. Furthermore, this program will help her family members too. Her family members rick factor fi diabetes. So this will awareness for her family health (Diabetes Australia, 2016).
For, aboriginal community, there is one program for type 2 diabetes prevention. It is run by Aboriginal health workers and services. The Road to good health program help Loitja to choose healthier habits. This program teaches to prevent type 2 diabetes and related health issues. This program is free and it can do with family member as well. So it will help to Loitja and her family too.
As per long term benefits, this program help in diet change, maintain healthy weights, how to prevent diabetes, which food is good, cheap and easy.
Q2:
By culture awareness training program for non-indigenous staff, which is very helpful to staff as well as patient.
Staff require to understand of cultural differences. The retaining provides information about ATSI culture. There are many benefits of cultural awareness training. It is helpful to increase nurse knowledge. Further, it is benefit for nurse for understating of cultural differences as well as similarities. Moreover, nurse is assist with retaining Aboriginal employees over the long term period.
This acquire knowledge assist me as an Enrolled nurse in many important ways. It improves understanding regarding anti-discrimination and anti- racism. It helps in perception towards Aboriginal people and their culture. By this strategies, I can increase my confidence with positive attitude as Enrolled nurse. It enhance skills and strategies to provide better service to Aboriginal clients and working with Aboriginal colleague (Victorian Public Health Commission, 2016).
Besides this, this training will help to build awareness among the staff and interactions with Indigenous community members. It will also assist current and future interaction with Aboriginal colleagues and community.
Q
3
According to me, ASTI unit gives very essential information about indigenous people and culture. By this unit, I can have knowledge about the indigenous culture. Specifically as an Enrolled nurse I have an idea what should I have to learn about culture differences and their strategies. Specially, I should respect every culture and every time with different culture patient I have to think about their culture, belief and regions (Victorian Public Health Commission, 2016).
It resolve myths and misconceptions regarding culture.
Reference:
1) Diabetes Australia. (2015). The National diabetes service scheme. Retrieved from https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islanders
2) Victorian Public Sector Commission (2016.) Cultural awareness and competency. Retrieved from http://vpsc.vic.gov.au/html-resources/karreeta-yirramboi/chapter-1-cultural-awareness-and-competency/
3) Australian Indigenous Health info net. (2016). Diabetes Australia Vic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program. Retrieved from http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/programs-projects?pid=648 4) Australian Government. (July 2015). Cultural competency in the delivery of health care service for Indigenous people. Retrieved from http://www.aihw.gov.au/uploadedFiles/ClosingTheGap/Content/Our_publications/2015/ctgc-ip13.pdf