Nursing Assignment : Nursing Plan for treatment of diabetes

Running Head: Nursing Assignment
Nursing Plan for treatment of diabetes 2
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Introduction
Diabetes has been considered as one of the most challenging health issues of the
Australian Healthcare System. Nursing care plan and principles can act as a helpful
intervention for reducing the number of affected people. Nurses will help people to get rid of
some severe factors, which are responsible for diabetes. In Australia, older people are more
tend to suffer from Diabetes type 2. People over 2-year age in aboriginal and Torres island
population. This essay will focus on the Aboriginal and Torres island people in Queensland.
8.8% of Aboriginal people and 7% of Torres Strait Islander people are reported as affected by
diabetes (Burrow & Ride, 2016). The nursing plan will analyse how the population-based
approach can prevent diabetes. The national and international collaborative model will help
improve the performance of the healthcare sector. The essay will discuss health promotion
principles for the betterment of health services for diabetes.
Discussion
Concepts related to Diabetes 2 in Australia
Diabetes mellitus is responsible for reducing the level of insulin, which is essential for
the conversion of glucose into energy in the human body. As per reports, due to the effect of
two types of diabetes, 4839 deaths have been observed in Australia. Records have shown that
the rate of diabetes increased by increasing age. The rate of diabetes was 3.3% in 2004, and it
increased up to 5.1% during 2014-15(Einarson et al., 2018). Diabetes is more common and
frequent in males rather than females. This disease has an impact on older adults more than
another age group in a different population. Between two types of diabetes, type 2 is more
common in people of Australia. Type 2 diabetes has been observed 0.6% more than type 1
diabetes in the population of Australia. Obese people are prone to diabetes type 2 and the rate
of the tendency of diabetes type 2 in obese people. Approximately 1 in 8 aboriginal people or

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more precisely 46200 individuals are affected by type 2 diabetes (HealthInfoNet et al., 2019).
Reports have revealed that the indigenous people are 3 to 4 times more prone to that of non-
indigenous people. The indigenous people are in a greater risk of diabetes, and the reasons
behind this increased risk are obesity, decreased rate of physical exercises, poor nutritional
habits and increasing ageing population. Maximum of aboriginal people prefer lifestyle and
exposed westernised culture. As a result, they prefer low-fibre supplements, fat and sugar-
rich foods, which affect the metabolism of the human body (Jones & Clarke, 2018).
Principles and philosophies related to local community health services
Australian healthcare services have different principles and philosophies for treating
the Aboriginal Torres Island people. The principles and guidelines are for avoiding mortality
and morbidity in the aboriginal population. The healthcare providers should consider cultural,
social and historical factors during the treatment of Aboriginal and Torres island people.
Culturally competent patient care will improve initial communication, language familiarity,
eye contact, information gathering, and experiences in hospitals (Betancourt et al., 2016).
Medical examination, diagnosis and treatment, administration of medication and pain
management are some of the aspects of clinical care, which are included in the guidelines for
the treatment of Aboriginal people. Traditional treatments, decision-making and informed
consent, should be included in the treatment plan of Aboriginal people (Gall et al., 2018).
End of life care is another parameter, which is included in the Guidelines of Aboriginal
patient care (Kelley et al., 2018). Cultural barriers are one of the prominent obstacles faced
by the nurses during the treatment of aboriginal people. National Improvement Framework
for diabetes has developed the best ways for the treatment of diabetes in Aboriginal and
Torres people. Suitable principles and philosophies are followed during the execution of the
nursing program. The health care program will maintain cultural competency for treating
diabetes among the aboriginal people. Cultural diversity should be considered by prominent

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features of the Australian Health Care System. Cultural insensitivity and poor interpretation
of the condition of the patients can affect both the conditions of health consumers and their
family (Castro et al., 2016). Cultural competence should be maintained at the individual
level, organisational level and in the hospital management level. Cultural awareness,
knowledge and contexts should be maintained during treatment. Registered nurses should
conduct a comprehensive and systematic assessment.
National and International Collaborative health practice models
According to WHO, primary health care can cover the maximum amount of an
individual’s health requirements in their entire life. Interventions related to chronic diseases,
prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care. Half of the world’s population is still
under the lack of coverage of essential health services. Primary health care models are well
developed and well-positioned for responding to the economic, technological and
demographic changes (Castro et al., 2016). The health awareness program will maintain
national and international collaborative health practice. The following models will be
followed by the health awareness program. Treating people and the communities to cure
their health complications and critical understanding of health conditions are the key factors
of primary health care services. Systems related to the primary healthcare services should
strengthen its facilities to fulfil the goals. The goals to meed the sustainable development and
covcerage of universal health attributes are important for better and stronger primary health
care system. In this context, the system to provide primary health care focuses on reducing
poverty, hunger, education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation. Work and economic
growth, reduction of inequality and climate actions are the part of primary health care
systems. The primary healthcare sector must involve multi-professional aspects. Sustainable
public health care services are provided to the rural areas of different remote communities
number of significant environmental factors. The policies and framework of government for