Name: Villamarin‚ Jesus Unidad Age: 73 years old Diagnosis: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Etiology: a. Insulin resistance i. Leads to decreased peripheral utilization of glucose ii. Leads to increased liver glucose output b. Beta cell dysfunction; decreased insulin secretion c. Alpha cell dysfunction; lack of suppression of glucagon secretion (p.164‚ Expanded Medicine Blue Book) Signs and Symptoms: a. Polyuria: Excessive and/or frequent urination
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aspects of the service users Illness. There will also be theoretical nursing model applied to the care of the service user. These models include Carl Roger’s person centred counselling(1902-1987)‚ Hildegard Palau’s developmental stages of the Nurse-client relationship (1909 -1999)‚ and also Phil Barker’s tidal model. Hildagard Peplau (1998) defines the therapeutic relationship as the foundation of nursing practice in addition to people who are experiencing threats
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Diabetes Mel·li·tus (mə-lī’təs‚ měl’ĭ-) is a metabolic disorder in which there are high blood sugar levels over a period of time. This disease process symptomatology is excessive thirst‚ frequent urination and increase hunger. There are three types of Diabetes Mellitus. Type I or insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) has an early onset and is diagnosed in someone who is a juvenile. Type II or non-insulin diabetes mellitus (NIIDDM) has a late onset and is diagnosed in someone who is an adult
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Diabetes is a disease in which the ability of the body to respond or produce the hormone insulin is impaired that leads to abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates and increase level of glucose in blood and urine. The most common types of diabetes are type 1‚ type 2 and gestational diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is caused when the immune system of the body attacks and destroys its own insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. It accounts for 5 to 10 percent of all diagnosed cases of diabetes. It typically
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provide care to four patients. Additionally‚ the purpose of this paper is to explain and provide examples of how our patient care included the concepts of Quality and Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN) competencies‚ delegation‚ hand off reporting‚ and a reflection of our clinical experience. Quality and Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN) Competencies To provide patient centered care‚ I had to educate the patient when administering medications about why the patient was taking the medication and side
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A Health Problem The diabetes is a disease which is characterized by the absence of insulin properly on the body. Also‚ the name diabetes has its origin in ancient Greece and Rome‚ and diabetes means “sweet”. In addition‚ this disease has been around the history of human beings for thousands of years. For example‚ there are manuscripts in Egyptian before of Christ that described to people to urinate frequently‚ and in Asia some doctors described people who suffered tiredness‚ skin boils and thirst
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trace and acknowledge ownership of copyright material. The Independent Learning Centre welcomes information that might rectify any errors or omissions. Lesson 8 Biology SBI3U-C Introduction The demand for insulin in the treatment of diabetes is soaring. According to
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Dan Vanderheiden‚ Discussion Article Summary Learning to live with diabetes – integrating an illness or objectifying a disease The article was focused on the learning process of patients who had been diagnosed with diabetes and how they worked to modify their lifestyle to cope with their illness. They had to learn how manage their diets‚ measure their blood sugar and administer insulin injections (some of them did anyway). Some patients placed a heavy reliance on measuring their sugar with a
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Nursing B05: Med/Surg Case study # 1‚ Scenario Y.L. makes an appointment to come to the clinic where you are employed. She has been complaining of chronic fatigue‚ increased thirst‚ constant hunger‚ and frequent urination. She denies any pin‚ burning‚ or low-back pain on urination. She tells you she has a vaginal yeast infection that she has treated numerous times with over-the-counter (OTC) medication. She admits to starting smoking since going back to work full time as a clerk in a loan company
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Case Study Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Y. L. makes an appointment to come to the clinic where you are employed. She has been complaining of (C/O) chronic fatigue‚ increased thirst‚ constant hunger‚ and frequent urination. She denies any pain‚ burning‚ or low-back pain on urination. She tells you she as a vaginal yeast infection that she has treated numerous times with the over-the-counter (OTC) medication. She admits to starting smoking since going back to work full time as a clerk in a loan
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