Nursing Care Plan Sample

Care Plan
Norma Valdez-Rosa
South University Online

Introduction Chronic illness affects the whole family not just the patient. As discussed in our readings from this week, the impact of disease on family members includes: Emotional impact, financial impact, Impact on family relationships, Impact on the caregiver’s education or work, Impact on the caregiver’s leisure time and Social impact for the caregiver (Golics, et al, 2013). All of these factors are import to consider when formulating a plan of care for these patients. The plan of care should always include the patient and the family to ensure good outcomes for the patient.
My Diabetic Patient My patient has been a Type 2 Diabetic for the last ten years. IRJ
Based on IRJ’s response to Question 17, the area where I will need to concentrate more on as I formulate a plan of care is on his diet.
Diabetes and the Impact on Family In reviewing the responses from IRJ’s questionnaire and my interview with him, I feel that IRJ has accepted his diabetes quite well. As IRJ stated, his doctor sent him to classes for his diabetes where he learned about disease process, signs and symptoms, portion control, portion size, healthy eating, exercise, medications, and how to test his blood sugars. IRJ’s wife and family are in acceptance of his disease, but at times forget about portion control and the nutritional value of certain foods. I feel that IRJ and his wife need more education on the diet aspect of his diabetes, as most of their meals are not prepared at home. Educating them on eating healthier choices such as baked or grilled foods, water instead of sodas and more vegetables need to be included in their diet. Eating a carbohydrate controlled diet is recommended for
It is important to include his wife in this step as she is the main support system and caregiver for IRJ. Both the patient and family need to be included in formulating a care plan with realist patient goals and outcomes in order for the care plan to be effective. In my opinion, patient-focused goals will help with patient compliance as will a holistic approach to patient care planning. One very important thing to remember when teaching patients and families is to teach at their level, use words that they understand and find out what style of learners they are so that they will comprehend what are being taught to them. Some people are visual learners and like to read handouts, others are auditory learners and will learn from listening to a lecture and some are hands on learners and learn best while doing the task that is being