Diabetes Case Study Laura Dittmer Eileen Gillespie Tracy Taylor Gina Hall Ann Slattery NUR/427 3/17/2014 University of Phoenix Diabetes Case Study In order to deliver effective teaching and education to Angelo an assessment of what he knows about his illness‚ where his educational needs lie‚ and his readiness to learn must be evaluated. Completing this assessment allows the nurse educator to evaluate Angelo’s cognitive level and how to proceed with education. The nurse educator must
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HLTEN611B – Apply Principles of Diabetic Nursing Care Assessment 1 – Case Study James is 18 years of age and has just presented (with his parents) to his GP with a 2 week history of extreme fatigue‚ polyuria‚ polydipsia‚ and weight loss. His random BGL is 41mmol/l and his blood ketones show 3.2mmol/l. His GP has diagnosed Type 1 diabetes with DKA and has sent him to the emergency department to see an endocrinologist at your public hospital‚ St Health Skills. The endocrinologist has decided on
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Diabetes Case Study Erin Outlaw‚ Anavictoria Fortaleza‚ Merlin Nicholson‚ Theresa Watson Nursing 427 April 18‚ 2011 Heather Flores‚ RN‚ MSN Diabetes Case Study Angelo Reyes is just one of hundreds of thousands who must rely on the delivery of insulin into his system in order to survive‚ due to his diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes. Diagnosed at age thirteen‚ Angelo lives his life in a highly structured way‚ always cognizant of what he eats‚ his activity levels‚ and how such factors influence
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For Eli Lilly & Company 1. Discuss Eli Lilly’s practice from the perspectives of utilitarianism and rights? Before we discuss this case we should remember that utilitarianism is a general term for any view that holds that actions and policies should be evaluated on the basis of the benefits and costs they will impose to society‚ while right is an individual’s entitlement to something. From the perspectives of utilitarianism and rights on Eli Lilly & Company’s practice‚ we can see that Eli Lilly’s
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3463205 Michelle James Assignment (Essay) 40% The ageing of the world’s population is a global phenomenon increasing the demand for adequate health care services available to older people. It continues to challenge those who plan and manage the services for older people and even more importantly those who deliver the professional and clinical care within the system such as Nurses. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (2009) predicted that the number of older Australians‚ as a proportion of the total
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Essay #1- Diabetes Diabetes is a disease the body undergoes when it is unable to produce any or enough insulin‚ due to a high level of glucose in the blood. According to the website diabetes.org‚ statistics show that‚ “diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in the United States in 2010 based on the 69‚071 death certificates in which diabetes was listed as the underlying cause of death.” Diabetes was discovered in 1889‚ later on various types of diabetes were identified and classified based
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Jasneet Singh Per. 4 Eli Whitney Eli Whitney was known as one of great inventor; Whitney was born in the town Westborough in Worcester County‚ on December 8‚ 1765‚ the eldest child of Eli Whitney Sr.‚ a prosperous farmer‚ and his wife Elizabeth Fay of the same place‚ so he decided to get into doing machine work and technology. For instance‚ during the Revolutionary War‚
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Presentation Juvenile Diabetes (Type I) Impact of Juvenile Diabetes During Childhood and Adulthood • Will affect every aspect of a child ’s and adult’s life‚ with multiple lifestyle changes such as blood sugar checks‚ insulin administration‚ diet modifications‚ and daily exercise. • If blood sugar is not controlled (either too high or too low) it will have an effect on how a patient feels each day. • Because the body doesn’t produce any insulin (insulin dependence)‚ juvenile diabetes will continue into
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CC Follow up diabetes‚ hypertension‚ potential sleep apnea‚ back pain. S The patient once again‚ has not been taking care of himself. He states he has not been exercising like he knows he should‚ he is not eating well. He is not taking his medications as prescribed. He is only taking his metformin ER 500 mg two tablets with dinner four days per week instead of taking it two tablets twice a day‚ daily. He is also not taking his NovoLog sliding scale. He does tell me he takes his Lantus 50 units
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INTRODUCTION Diabetes is not a single disease with a single cause. It is one of the chronic diseases that cannot be cured but can be controlled. It is happen due to a defect in the body’s ability to convert glucose to energy. When food is consumed‚ it is digested and converted into fats‚ protein or carbohydrates. Foods that affect blood sugars are called carbohydrates. When carbohydrates are digested they are converted into glucose. Individuals with diabetes should eat carbohydrates but must
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