Health Promotion and Nursing roles on management of Diabetes Mellitus

This essay focuses on the strategies linked health promotion as identified by the Ottawa Charter of health promotion. The role of nursing in health promotion can no longer be understood in this arena and the rise of none communicable diseases globally. There is a need for collaborative action on the general nursing arena to focus on prevention and health promotion.

Health Promotion and Nursing roles on management of Diabetes Mellitus
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Introduction
As defined by the World Health Organization, health promotion refers to the process of
enabling people to increase control over and to improve their overall health. It goes beyond
individual behavior focus to beyond various broad range of determinants and overall social
and environmental arena. The focus of health promotion has not only been the focus of health
promotion staff in the health continuum but rather also the role of nurses. Nurses play a
critical role in promoting health. The traditional overview of the nurses’ role has always been
focussed disease prevention and behavior change. However, promotion of health has been
adopted; the topical agenda of health is often a complex process involving various
stakeholders in implementing various facets of health care. Nurses play a dynamic and
relevant role in the promotion of health care (Pearson, Tossavainen & Turunen, 2013).
Nurses are essential in the integral aspect of the overall improvement of care and promoting
health. Their role in diabetes management among patient is a crucial aspect as it entails
lifestyle and dietary changes. This essay focuses on the strategies linked health promotion as
identified by the Ottawa Charter of health promotion.
Perspectives of Ottawa Charter Strategies
Public health advocacy approaches in health care provision are essential in forming
active support and engagement to initiate policy action. Advocacy is observed to improve
patient lives having diabetes. This regards to the role and impact of the on obesity, inactive
state and smoking effects on the overall health of the patients. Thus nursing efforts are crucial
in addressing and assessing the social determinants which target at the root causes of the
problems. In the clinical and nursing domain, application of evidence level and entrenching
practical and research-based recommendations are crucial in promoting health (Grant &
Kirkman, 2015).
Further, advocating for public health reforms in the policy action is fundamental
towards targeted policies which aid the nurse to positively contribute to the patient overall
status. Advocacy on health promotion reforms is essential in revamping the health systems.
Moreover, the influence on organizational and funding structures targeting those diagnosed
with diabetes mellitus is crucial in the general health of these people. The influence of nurses
will entail organizational influence on the funding structures targeted towards the
management of diabetes care be prevention and health promotion activities. Policy revolving
around funding models for health promotion in the Australian health care system is vital for
the general health promotion of health among these patients. Increasing advocacy on
prevention and care services offered by the nurse's play a vital role across the spectrum, in the

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prevention of health promotion (Halcomb et al., 2016).
Often nurses think of health promotion as part of nursing task s while health promotion
is viewed as a health education aspect. Health promotion refer to the process of empowering
the diabetic patients in having control of their lives and entail avenues to promoting and meet
the social and environmental needs affecting patient health status. There are various
environmental factors which influence health such as shortage of food, lack of physical
exercises leading to increased occurrence and worsening of diabetic mellitus health status. the
supportive environment focuses on the concepts of the physical, social, economic and
political context in the health care environment as described by world health organization.
Nurses have a role in increasing health promotion avenues through integrated nursing
profession aspects. In Ireland, the nursing profession is progressively being entrenched in the
delivery of health promotion as they have close contact with the patients in most of the cases
(Shoqirat & Cameroon, 2013). Health promotion avenues need to be aligned to on established
theory and relevant models for effective intervention planning during the nursing practices.
The International Council of Nurses –ICN code of ethics outlines that nurses have key
fundamental roles which entail promotion and restoration of health, illness prevention and
suffering alleviation amongst patients. This is a crucial aspect in the management of diabetes
mellitus among patients. Implementing these nursing responsibilities is essential for
promoting the overall recovery process of patients and creating a supportive environment
where interventions could be implemented with the disease is vital in the nursing arena
(Murray & O’Neil, 2016).
Most of the health care system for the nurses often entails the majority of the work
being undertaken in structured homes and health care facilities. In the outside environment,
community nurses perform an essential aspect in the promotion of health care services across
the population. In the Australian health care system, the two tiers layers of nursing profession
play a fundamental role (Baun and Sanders, 2011). Territorial level of health care is essential
in managing public level hospitals and community health care services which entail health
promotion aspects (Kokeny, 2011). The community nurses are essential in discharging
complex health care situation of the patients and are considered as key players in the
community. They can play a crucial role in managing follow up for diabetes mellitus patients
in terms of monitoring their progress and regular lifestyle management at their homes and
nearby health and wellness care facilities.
Community nurses often play an active role in health promotion practices due to their
reason for working with patients in the community setups. They ensure they build around

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sustainable health promotion practices which provide enduring health promotion outcomes
with the key focus of adhering to principles of social justice, equity. Enhancing the
environment in which diabetic patients are is essential in ensuring that their own health care
decision action is incorporated into risks identification (Talbot & Verrinder, 2010).
Community action strengthening among community nurses is essential and has been
demonstrated by studies which have indicated that nurse has been consistent in offering
community education and health promotion activities within the community (Roden et al.,
2016). This has led to the development of overall awareness and action-oriented in the overall
health orientation. Focuses on these nurses towards diabetes management in the community
set up is essential so as there is improved health and lifestyle which promote positive health
in the community.
Developing personal skills is essential in ensuring that patients with diabetes are able to
gain knowledge and skills which improves their overall health status on managing diabetes.
Nursing action on health promotion will be geared towards providing adequate information,
educational and care services. In increasing these actions the patients get more options in
having more control over their own health status. Nurse’s role will be crucial in developing
personal skills of the patients with diabetes mellitus through improvement to health literacy,
motor skills and having an in-depth understanding of the association of risky behaviors and
behavior practices related to their state (Noonan, Horsfall, Leonard & Rosenberg, 2016).
Nurses play a crucial role in engaging and promoting protective behaviors which are
essential in providing individual skills which are able to improve positively the health system.
Through this avenue, skills are not only developed but more specific aspects of physical
health. It incorporates wider perspectives and aims at improving the overall lifelong learning
process and health the patients to be active in the overall health dimension and to achieve
better and positive health outcome. Thus nurses can play a fundamental role in developing
skills and knowledge in the social settings with the patients and family context in their
communal services. Thus, as a way of promoting effective health promotion skills,
incorporation of diabetic management educational aspect will be essential among the nurses
thus promoting overall health and restoring positive health among the patients (Lima et al.,
2017).
The nursing arena can entail reorienting health care services so as to focus on the
promotion of health promotion from the traditional curative and clinical normally
implemented by the majority of the health care arena. Health promotion action is essential in
improving the health services and expanding promotion of preventing health in health care.

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The Ottawa charter has often illustrated and advocated for an expanded mandate which takes
into account the nature of and cultural needs of patients such as diabetic patients. This
perspective is essential in supporting these patients in order to gain a healthier life and
improve the broader view of the political, social, economic and physical environment which
plays a crucial role in the general health status of the diabetic mellitus patients ().
The Ottawa Charter is essential in ensuring nursing roles and actions are oriented
towards initiatives which aim at preventing illness and overall improved health and reduction
of the occurrence of diseases. These actions are essential and instrumental in diabetic care
management especially on avenues which nurses can play a role in the reduction of the
occurrence of disease which hampers the overall state of diabetes. Hence nurse can be an
essential tool in the promotion of health through a focus on preventive health rather than the
traditional curative and clinical management of diseases (Johansson, Stenlund, Lundstrom &
Weinehall, 2010).
Conclusion
The role of nursing in health promotion can no longer be understood in this arena and
the rise of none communicable diseases globally. There is a need for collaborative action on
the general nursing arena to focus on prevention and health promotion. Their key role in the
management of diabetes mellitus is essential, as it touches lifestyle perspectives and actions.
Focussing on the health promotion principles and Ottawa five strategies on health promotion
is essential in improving the overall health status of diabetes mellitus patients.

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