Diabetes Management and Education
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Running head: PATIENT EDUCATIONPATIENT EDUCATIONName of the student:Name of the university:Author note:
1PATIENT EDUCATIONPatient education is the procedure by which healthcare professionals and others imparthealth related information to patients and their caregivers. This is helpful in altering the healthbehaviors of the patients and family members that thereby help in improving their health status.Patient education is an individualized, structured and systematic process that helps in properassessment and imparting of knowledge regarding health of the patients1. This helps the patientin being careful about their activities and help in development of skills that will help to modifythe incorrect habits and bring out changes in behaviors. The main goal of patient education is toincrease comprehension as well as participation in proper self-management strategies and healthcare needs2. The following assignment will show how patient education is important in ensuringgood health of patients. It will also show the procedure by which healthcare education is given topatients.1Powers, M.A., Bardsley, J., Cypress, M., Duker, P., Funnell, M.M., Fischl, A.H., Maryniuk,M.D., Siminerio, L. and Vivian, E., 2015. Diabetes self-management education and support intype 2 diabetes: a joint position statement of the American Diabetes Association, the AmericanAssociation of Diabetes Educators, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.Journal of theAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics,115(8), pp.1323-1334.2Coppola, A., Sasso, L., Bagnasco, A., Giustina, A. and Gazzaruso, C., 2016. The role of patienteducation in the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes: an overview.Endocrine,53(1),pp.18-27.
2PATIENT EDUCATIONSituation, importance of client education and aim of the patient education:An old woman was admitted to the hospital after she faced a fall. She was not hurt as shehad the fall on her bed. She was lying on the bed after her meal. She was about to step off thebed when she felt uneasy and fell on the bed with her back. Immediately, her son and daughter inlaw admitted her to the healthcare center. It was diagnosed that she had an insulin shock.Although, she was safe in the healthcare center after treatment, it could have resulted her moresuffering if she had this fall elsewhere like in garden, stairs or floors. It was also noticed that shehad no knowledge about her disorder and did not know why he she was taking medicines andinsulin injections. She had grown old and tends to forget her medicines or takes them more thanonce. For these reasons, on the day of the accident, the patient had taken insulin twice - oncebefore and once after the meal. This had resulted in overdose of insulin and excessive decrease insugar level in blood. This affected her physiological systems. Therefore, it was necessary toteach her and her family caregiver about the disorder, ways it affects human beings, issues it maycause and ways to overcome the issues with proper medication. Dosing is very important whichis not followed properly, can lead to detrimental errors3. Therefore, the main aim of the healtheducation plan is to make the patient understand the disorder in details and teach her the correct3Inzucchi, S.E., Bergenstal, R.M., Buse, J.B., Diamant, M., Ferrannini, E., Nauck, M., Peters,A.L., Tsapas, A., Wender, R. and Matthews, D.R., 2015. Management of hyperglycemia in type2 diabetes, 2015: a patient-centered approach: update to a position statement of the AmericanDiabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes.Diabetescare,38(1), pp.140-149.
3PATIENT EDUCATIONmedication intake so that insulin shock or high blood sugar level due to forgetting of medicationdo not take place. Scope of practice and initiatives to develop a plan for proper health education:Scope of practice can be defined as the procedure, processes as well as actions that everyhealth care professional are permitted to undertake for the safety care of patients. This shouldfollow the proper guidelines, laws, and boundaries of their professional license. Every healthcareprofessional should follow a particular procedure that in order to provide proper patienteducation 4. The first step is called the proper assessment of the learning needs of the patient. It isimportant for the healthcare professionals to assess the learning needs, style of learning andreadiness of the patient to learn. This would include what the patient already knows what theywant to or need to learn. They should also have the idea about what the patients are capable oflearning. The nurse should also develop the knowledge about the best ways by which they caneducate the patients. Proper open-ended questions can be asked in the interviews. This will helpthe caregiver to know the lifestyle of the patient and would help in assessing her needs5.4Chrvala, C.A., Sherr, D. and Lipman, R.D., 2016. Diabetes self-management education foradults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review of the effect on glycemiccontrol.Patient education and counseling,99(6), pp.926-943.5Bell, K.J., Smart, C.E., Steil, G.M., Brand-Miller, J.C., King, B. and Wolpert, H.A., 2015.Impact of fat, protein, and glycemic index on postprandial glucose control in type 1 diabetes:implications for intensive diabetes management in the continuous glucose monitoringera.Diabetes Care,38(6), pp.1008-1015.
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