or Latinos. Within this group‚ there are numerous health disparities which affects their quality of life; however‚ type II diabetes is becoming a detrimental disease altering the Hispanic community. Diabetes is a nationwide disease that bears on all age groups and minorities‚ but the burden of this health problem and its consequences impacts the Hispanics. “Type II diabetes affects Hispanic populations disproportionately and is the fifth leading cause of death for Hispanic people in the United
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Diabetes Mellitus is a condition in which the amount of glucose or sugar in the blood is too high. Glucose comes from the digestion of starchy foods such as sweets‚ rice‚ potatoes and bread. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that causes the destruction of pancreatic beta cells‚ the cells in the body that make the hormone insulin. Insulin is required for people to get energy from food‚ therefore‚ people with type 1 diabetes must take multiple injections of insulin each day
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FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND URBAN AFFAIRS SCHOOL OF NURSING CLINICAL WORKSHEET: NURSING PROCESS CARE PLAN STUDENT NAME DATE |Client Initials A.R |Culture/Ethnicity White |Support system Mother‚ Father | |Unit Telemetry Room/Bed 478D |Religion Catholic |
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Diabetes‚ in the modern world of technology and sedentary lifestyle‚ becomes one of the most common diseases a person can get. When blood sugar level rises high enough over an extended of time‚ this condition‚ when taken lightly‚ will lead to diabetes. If not given attention‚ this disease will eventually lead to a multitude of serious health problems. Heart failure‚ stroke‚ foot ulcers‚ eye damage‚ chronic kidney failure etc. are only a number of its serious complications when not treated with immediate
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My reflection is on a teaching session of nasogastric feeding to a second year student. One of the patient I looked after was fed via a nasogastric tube. My student had told me she had never set up a feed via a nasogastric tube. I saw this as a learning opportunity for her. In order for me to teach my student effectively‚ it was important to establish her preferred learning style. Honey & Mumford (1992) identify four distinct learning styles e:g 1. Activist‚ are those people that learn by doing
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NURSING CARE PLAN FOR IMPAIRED SOCIAL INTERACTION ASSESSMENT |NURSING DIAGNOSIS |SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS |GOAL |INTERVENTIONS |RATIONALE |EVALUATION | |Objectives: - Don’t like to mingle with others. - When talked to‚ he always looked at different directions. - Isolate him from others. - Does not participate in ward activities. Subjective: “Ayoko sa kanila makihalubilo minsan kasi pakiramdam ko sasaktan nila ako at pinagtritripan.” |Impaired Social Interaction related to social
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Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases in which the individual has high blood glucose levels as a result of the inability of the pancreas to produce insulin‚ or as a result of the cells in the body not responding to the insulin produced. The aim of this documentation is to outline the normal regulation of blood glucose levels in the body which includes the role of the hormone producing alpha cells and beta cells in regulating these levels‚ and the effect that the pathophysiology of diabetes
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Marshall Islands has been suffering several epidemics such as diabetes and other non-communicable diseases due to unhealthy diet and lack of proper nutrition. Marshallese have influenced their traditional eating styles by the western eating styles‚ causing great problems. This report consists of three sections. Section 1 discusses the affects of a slowly developing country on the Marshallese diet. Section 2 discusses how the epidemic of diabetes has worsened due to the loss of culture and the difficult
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Care Plan Worksheet Student: Date of Care: Age/Gender: Rm Number: Code Status: full Allergy: NKA Admitting Diagnosis : embolic cerebral vascular accident (CVA)‚ right side Current Medical/Surgical Diagnosis: chronic left ventricle thrombus on anticoagulant‚ hypertension‚ chronic kidney disease stage 3 Past Medical/Surgical History: metastasis of prostate cancer‚ primary; bone cancer‚ secondary; cardiomyopathy‚ a central hypertension‚ left bundle branch lock‚ past substance abuse
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Does someone you know have diabetes? Diabetes is an issue on the body that produces blood sugar levels increase more than usual. This type of diabetes is called diabetes 2 and is also called hyperglycemia. There are many medical diabetic diets that should not keep you away of enjoying many foods and flavors. Diabetes 2‚ also known as diabetes mellitus is caused when the body does not use insulin in a proper way. This issue is named insulin resistant. Insulin is essential to maintain glucose levels
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