Nursing Care for Older People with Heart Diseases and Diabetes

NURSING
REQUIREMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
PART 1............................................................................................................................................1
Covered In Poster........................................................................................................................1
PART 2............................................................................................................................................1
1. Rationale and supporting evidences for the selection of diabetes and heart diseases.............1
2. Justification.............................................................................................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Caring for older people need specific skills and knowledge. It required full fledge and
depth knowledge to understand interdependency of the social, psychological and social needs of
old age people is broad and diverse. The role played by nurses are vital in the care of older
people. For example, older people faces, Chronic health conditions, cognitive heath, mental
health, physical injury, HIV/AIDS, malnutrition etc. (Butcher and et.al., 2018). There are
numerous diseases that emerges with age. In this present context, care for older people will be
discussed. Furthermore, this report will also evaluate the implications of nursing care related to
the environmental changes as well as their impact on the health of older people.
PART 1
Covered in Poster
PART 2
1. Rationale and supporting evidences for the selection of diabetes and heart diseases
In Australia, heart diseases and diabetes are very common that has been found mostly in
older people. Risk factor is only the selection of both these diseases as both the disease (Heart
diseases and Diabetes). In both diseases, the entire system of body become weak as it decreases
the mobility and functions (McCoy and Anema, 2018). The muscles of older people become
weak and anaemic by these diseases and by age too. When person cross the age of 50 to 55,
automatically health issues takes birth. Heart disease and diabetes are the most common diseases
that takes birth as age passes. There are various difficulties faced in collecting information about
diseases that causes serious health issues to older people. It was recorded by the National
Council on Ageing that more than 90% of people are suffering from chronic disease. Treatment
of these diseases are restricted, so it is very essential for elderly people to take precautions. In
Australia, it was recorded that chronic diseases are the common reason of death among older
adults.
With the passage of age the functions of heart not able to work properly which causes
many heart diseases. It is one of the most frequent conditions in older adults as well as one of the
fundamental reasons of death. It is very important that old person should eat healthy as well as
should go for monthly check-ups (Chronic Diseases, 2017). It is analysed that people when get
older, their blood vessels and heart get stiffen which cause many heart diseases like high blood
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