this essay will be discussing a patient with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and will also be discussing the nursing care that will be received by the patient following a hypoglycaemic attack. The patient being described is a fictitious seventy year old lady called Mabel Gordon; she lives in a flat in a city centre with her husband Bert. Mabel has had type 2 diabetes for years which has been poorly controlled by medication and diet. Mabel’s diabetes has now progressively worsened; she has been commenced
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Final Essay Discuss ways in which stress affects health promotion This essay will present examples of what can potentially cause stress and discuss strategies that can be used to alleviate stress. The reasons for medical compliance and non-compliance when dealing with stress related issues will also be discussed as well as suggestions given for strategies to extend medical compliance. A detailed view will be presented demonstrating how lifestyle behaviours can enhance or worsen physical well-being
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Diabetes mellitus has a long historical record dating back to second century AD. The word "diabetes" was first used by the Greek physician Aretaeus. The word diabetes means "siphon". It was first used to describe patients with excessive thirst and urination. In the 17th century‚ the word mellitus‚ meaning "like honey"‚ was added when diabetes patients ’ urine was noticed to be sweet. However‚ the disease is not directly related to urine‚ but instead to the pancreas. Today many other symptons
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BACKGROUND Obesity has reached global epidemic proportions‚ and has become a major health problem of out society. According to Peeters et al. (2007)‚ 32% or 60 million people are now obese in the United States. The condition develops as a result of the interaction between genetics‚ lifestyle behavior‚ and cultural and environmental influences. Fat accumulates when more energy is consumed than expended. The National Heart‚ Lung‚ and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has adopted a classification system of body
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able offer individualized education in health promotion. The nurse has to understand that health means different things to different people and there are many factors that influence this thought process. Some of the factors that have to be taken into consideration are culture‚ age‚ sex‚ and education level‚ social‚ economic situations and varied learning styles. In addition to the variables that must be examined‚ there are also four different concepts of health and they ways they are viewed. The
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Kean University SCHOOL OF NURSING RN-BSN PROGRAM Course Name: Professional Nursing Practice: Health Promotion In The Community Course Number NURS 3200 Semester Hours 5 (3 Lecture‚ 2 hours 40 min/wk; 2 Clinical‚ 5 hours 20 min/wk) Course Meeting Days/Times/Locations: Lecture: ALL SECTIONS: Friday 9:30-12:15 PM S-122 Clinical: A1: Wed. 8:00-1:20 PM S 126 A2: Wed. 8:00-1:20 PM S 126 A3: Wed. 8:00-1:20 PM S 122 A4: Wed. 2:00-7:20PM S 126 A5: Wed. 8:00-1:20 PM S
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Impact of Diabetes on a Family Nursing 231 Impact of Diabetes on a Family Descriptive Assessment Family L.P. is a 59 year old Asian female in the generativity versus stagnation stage of development. This is defined as the stage with a focus on “supporting future generations” and “community involvement” (Potter and Perry‚ 2009‚ p. 140). Generativity is evidenced by her willingness to babysit her granddaughter. There is also stagnation as evidenced by her lack of participation within the community
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Health Promotion Reflection In this reflection I will be using Gibbs Model of Reflection (Jasper M‚ 2003). I will be talking about a patient who was advised to give up smoking‚ as part of promoting health to the patient but not directly linked to their illness and treatment. What Happened. I had a patient come into the ward who had had surgery‚ but this patient was overweight and a smoker which always effects the procedure and recovery. During the nights they had to sleep with a machine to
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After the completion of all the units in NURS 436 Family Health Promotion I would explain this course to my colleagues by stating that this course has given me a new perspective on the importance of family involvement when caring for my patients. From the family nursing assessment models applied to my current nursing practice in caring for my patients and their families‚ I have seen firsthand how important it is to consider the needs and strengths of the patient and their family‚ however they choose
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