A Case Study in Type II Diabetes Charlotte D. McKamie Nursing Theory In Orem’s theory of self care‚ she presents the precept that the nurse’s role in helping the chronically ill patient is to assist them to achieve an optimal level of health and wellness‚ and to give them the tools they need to maintain it. Orem believed that the nurse should act as an advocate‚ redirector‚ support person‚ and teacher‚ and‚ thereby‚ guide the patient to therapeutic development. Her theory is of interest to me
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The treatment for nicotine addiction There are many treatments for nicotine addiction including replacement therapy which is Nicotine substitution treatment. This is safe and great in treating nicotine dependence. Nicotine substitution treatment Gives you nicotine without tobacco and the destructive chemicals in tobacco smoke. Nicotine substitution items help ease withdrawal manifestations and desires. The best time to begin utilizing nicotine substitution prescription is on the date you’ve set
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Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar‚ either because the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced. This high blood sugar produces the classical symptoms of frequent urination‚ increased thirst and increased hunger. Management Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease‚ for which there is no known cure except in very specific situations. Management concentrates on keeping blood sugar levels as
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19 January 2012 Disease Report: Type 1 Diabetes For over 2‚000‚ diabetes has been recognized throughout history and for a long time‚ people were unable to find a remedy or cure for it. Not until the 17th Century was it that people began sampling their urine to test their blood sugar. It was then in 1921 that a surgeon named Frederick Banting with an his assistant Charles Best came up with insulin and were eventually able to save a dying young boy with diabetes’ life. But even with our continuous
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a multisystem disease with both biochemical and anatomical/structural consequences. (Wolfsdorf et al: 2009) It is a chronic disease of carbohydrate‚ fat‚ and protein metabolism caused by the lack of insulin‚ which results from the marked and progressive inability of the pancreas to secrete insulin because of autoimmune destruction of the beta cells. Type 1 DM can occur at any age. It occurs most commonly in juveniles but can also occur in adults‚ especially in those in their
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of Diseases: Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) Dr. Moretz HSA 535 Managerial Epidemiology December 14‚ 2013 Analyze the development of T2D in the U.S.‚ and compare its development to developing countries in general. T2D is a progressive endocrine disorder characterized by abnormal secretion or action of insulin‚ which leads to elevated blood glucose. Over time elevated blood glucose results in damage to multiple organ systems. Data from the 2011 National Diabetes fact sheet states
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for School Age Children at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes. March 24‚ 2013 Abstract Type 2 diabetes mellitus among school age children has increased drastically just in the past several years and
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For the purpose of this essay I will explore the aspects of Type I diabetes mellitus and the effect it has upon a woman and her midwife during the antenatal period. The question I intend to explore and answer is: “What is the role of the midwife in the management of the woman whose pregnancy is complicated by Type I diabetes?” The rationale for concentrating on this question is to address issues and concerns raised during a recent placement in an antenatal clinical setting. I intend to explore
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significant doses of nicotine to the brain‚ which affects the dopamine receptors in the brain to give tobacco smokers pleasure. Smoking cigarettes is extremely reinforcing this is the result of both the physical addiction to nicotine and the psychological complement of smoking. (Kozlowski‚ Henningfield‚ & Braigham‚ 2001) a. Effects nicotine has on the brain. The active ingredient for addiction is nicotine a naturally occurring drug found in all different forms of tobacco‚ nicotine is classified as a
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the hospital‚ you’ll be okay”. One of the nurses then explained to me that I have been diagnosed with type I diabetes. I could not have imagined that my life would make a complete turn at such a young age.
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