Social Issue – Diabetes Type 2 Examine a contemporary social issue (which may or may not have been covered during the module) paying particular attention as to why this issue has become problematic and for whom. Also‚ consider what should be done about your chosen issue and any role that nursing/social work might have in dealing with it. A social issue can be defined as ‘social conditions identified by scientific inquiry and values as detrimental to human well-being’ (Manis 1976). I believe that
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Psychosocial Aspects of Life and Aging Birth Start School Played Soccer Played Hockey ____________+__________________+__________________+___________________+ Age 0 Age 5 Age 5 Age 7 Trust Industry Industry Industry Gr. 8 Grad. Pet Died High School Grad Shoulder Surgery ____________+___________________-__________________+__________________+ Age 14 Age 15 Age 18 Age 18 Identity Confusion Identity Identity University Begin Finance Career
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changed when she was diagnosed diabetes type 2. She was neither obsessed‚ nor decayed-teeth; the reason why she got this disease was only because of over chemotherapy. From that time‚ her lifestyle transferred to non-sugar and non-fat mode‚ including whole family eventually. Although she put all her effort to control her blood sugar‚ her vision began to blur‚ and her skin began to ulcerate. Every time when I heard this story from my father‚ I felt frightened about diabetes. As her healthy situation
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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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Living with Parents vs. Living Alone Living with your family and living all by yourself is like living on two different planets. It will affect every detail of your life‚ right down to the way you talk‚ the foods youeat‚ and how much money you can spend. It will also determine how often your friends visitand how much freedom you have. Living with your parents is similar to living in a royal palace; you will enjoy the luxuries of an elegant house‚ clean laundry‚ and a slightly bigger
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MABEL CASE STUDY 1. Six Nursing strategies to assist diabetes patient for each identified problem Risk for Impaired Swallowing • Maintain upright position for 45–60 min after eating. • Stimulate lips to close or manually open mouth by light pressure on lips/under chin‚ if needed; • Place food of appropriate consistency in unaffected side of mouth; • Have suction equipment available at bedside‚ especially during early feeding efforts. • Promote effective swallowing‚ e.g.:Schedule activities/medications
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hospital I realize how many patients have diabetes. As a nurse‚ I believe it is very important to know how to educate the diabetic patients as to the guidelines they should follow at home on the foods they should be eating and avoiding. In addition I believe it is important for the nurse to know what foods the patient should and should not be eating in the hospital. This teaching plan is going to focus on a general guideline of a diet for a patient with diabetes. As of 2011 25.8 million children and
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Abstract With the advances in technology over the past 10 years‚ medical monitoring has advanced from wired monitors‚ such as with diabetes patients‚ who must manually input their glucose levels into an insulin pump attached to the belt to the wireless NUVANT Mobile Cardiac Telemetry System for patients with cardiac arrhythmia. This device allows the patient to record his heart rhythms and upload them to a wireless transmitter‚ which then send the data to the doctor. Other advances in medical monitoring
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Another model that YAP focuses on is “the client first model”‚ which is that they want all of their clients and families of clients to play an active role in the program they are involved with. This model is seen in the first initial meeting with Aryanna which was at J&S Pizzeria. During this this meeting my Aryanna was willing to tell me about her past. She described herself as 17 year-old with autism who also has a 2 year-old son. Having a child is very difficult for her because it forced her
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MPH 5506 u06d1 Psychosocial Underpinnings of Program Evaluation Program evaluation is determined based on several criterion; criteria that is dependent upon the population‚ behavior‚ acute or chronic disease studied‚ as well as funding source. “Assessment activities‚ both needs and asset based‚ can play a valuable role in helping agencies make decisions by providing valid information to better target services and efforts. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) identifies assessment as one of three
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