Health Promotion for Adolescent

Running head: HEALTH PROMOTION FOR ADOLESCENT
HEALTH PROMOTION FOR ADOLESCENT
Name of the student
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................2
2. Client’s holistic health assessment..........................................................................................2
3. Literature review..........................................................................................................................4
3.1 Dietary patterns amongst Indigenous children......................................................................4
3.2 Education for insulin injection...............................................................................................5
3.3 Client’s health promotion..........................................................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................9
Bibliography:.............................................................................................................................10

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1. Introduction
The paper aims to provide health promotion for a 15-year old child, Ms. Lee, who has
been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. In addition, the paper will provide the education suggested
for the client on the chosen issue and the way both the nurse and the client could work together
to address it properly. In providing health promotion strategies, the paper will first conduct a
review of the literature to identify the works that have been done in this field. Type 1 Diabetes
occurs majorly in adolescents and hence, it is also called Juvenile Diabetes. The illness causes
the sufferer's immune system to weaken as it destroys the cells in the pancreas known as beta
cells that make insulin. A hormone, insulin helps transfer glucose or sugar to the tissues in the
human body and it is also used as fuel by the cells. Due to Type 1 Diabetes, the insulin could not
be formed, which results in the weakening of the immune system. Although diabetes might be
diagnosed at a young age, it continues to affect the sufferer throughout life. Proper care and
treatment help reduce the risks of other illnesses caused due to it.
Ms. Lee is a high school student and is a First Nations citizen. She has had episodes of
dehydration since she was 7-years old. Her parents decided to have her diagnosed after severe
weight loss and incidents of fainting. However, the intervention strategies proved difficult for the
family to follow, as they had to travel long distances to take insulin. Ms. Lee is concerned about
the complications of her illness and wants to follow a routine that could be easy to follow.
Considering her concerns, it has been decided that she must be given education on injecting
insulin as well as maintaining a strict diet. The client developed Type 1 Diabetes owing to the
autoimmune disease she developed that caused her pancreas to weaken. Apart from that, her
family history also indicated that she would develop this illness as her father had Type 1
Diabetes too.

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2. Client’s holistic health assessment
With the help of Gordon's Functional Health Patterns, a holistic assessment of the client's
health has been conducted. The client stated that she has never had any other issue other than
fainting quite often and weight loss although, she held that it was due to her weakness and not
diabetes. Ms. Lee stated that she has had a head injury in the past and believed this could be one
of the reasons for her weakness. She states that she got to know about her illness only during one
of the sessions with the nurse.
The client's nutritional metabolic pattern revealed that Ms. Lee has had inadequate
nutrition and resulted in deficient fluid volume. Client's weight loss is indicative of the
nutritional metabolic pattern. Chronic weight loss has been an issue for the client. In terms of
eating habits, junk food intake has been on the rise especially after entering high school. The
urinary elimination pattern of the client is not as per normal pattern as it is very frequent and
discomforting as per the client.
In the Activity-exercise pattern, the client stated that she often feels exhausted and could
not gather sufficient energy to do usual activities. The sleep-rest pattern of the client is also
disturbed. The client stated that she finds it difficult to sleep immediately after going to bed.
Irregular sleeping patterns have also been identified. In terms of cognitive-perceptual pattern, the
client only has issues with her vision and hence, wears glasses. While describing herself, the
client demonstrated positivity despite physical illness. However, some level of frustration and
anger was also visible. The client lives with family and has a peaceful home environment
although she demonstrated some level of anger towards the father. When asked, the client stated