Wellness Across Lifespan in Nursing
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Wellness across the Lifespan in Nursing
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WELLNESS ACROSS LIFESPAN IN NURSING 2
Introduction
Susan is a 45 years old and lives in the rural area of Queensland town together with her
two kids aged 13 and 15. Susan is a single parent who is unemployed, and her only source of
income is unemployment benefits which are given to all the unemployed people in the country.
Recently, Susan has been worried about her health situation. She comes from a family with a
history of Type 2 diabetes. Susan does not like participating in physical exercises because she
feels unmotivated. She has been taking processed food because they are cheap and she cannot
afford expensive food, and she does not like cooking. She has been stressed about her situation
because her doctor Mr. Smith just noticed that she had gained a lot of weight and she feels tired
throughout and need to go to the toilet every time. Her doctor has advised her to seek further
medical attention so that she can be helped to reduce her risk factor for Type 2 diabetes. This
paper focuses on the impacts of Type 2 diabetes, social determinant that increases the risk for
Type 2 diabetes, behavioral; determinants for Type 2 diabetes and principles of motivational
interviewing and their use to health promotion.
Impacts of Type 2 diabetes
Australian women who are suffering from Type 2 diabetes experience a lot of problems
and challenges because the infection has a lot of effects to their health (Dunkley et al., 2014).
Type 2 diabetes can lead to eye disease because it affects and damages the back of the eye thus
affecting vision. These women can also experience kidney infection. Kidneys play a very vital
role in our bodies of cleaning our blood and remove waste and pass it out of the body through
urine (Umpierre et al., 2013). Type 2 diabetes can cause some damages to the kidneys which are
hard to recognize until they are in advanced level. Australian women are therefore advised to
Introduction
Susan is a 45 years old and lives in the rural area of Queensland town together with her
two kids aged 13 and 15. Susan is a single parent who is unemployed, and her only source of
income is unemployment benefits which are given to all the unemployed people in the country.
Recently, Susan has been worried about her health situation. She comes from a family with a
history of Type 2 diabetes. Susan does not like participating in physical exercises because she
feels unmotivated. She has been taking processed food because they are cheap and she cannot
afford expensive food, and she does not like cooking. She has been stressed about her situation
because her doctor Mr. Smith just noticed that she had gained a lot of weight and she feels tired
throughout and need to go to the toilet every time. Her doctor has advised her to seek further
medical attention so that she can be helped to reduce her risk factor for Type 2 diabetes. This
paper focuses on the impacts of Type 2 diabetes, social determinant that increases the risk for
Type 2 diabetes, behavioral; determinants for Type 2 diabetes and principles of motivational
interviewing and their use to health promotion.
Impacts of Type 2 diabetes
Australian women who are suffering from Type 2 diabetes experience a lot of problems
and challenges because the infection has a lot of effects to their health (Dunkley et al., 2014).
Type 2 diabetes can lead to eye disease because it affects and damages the back of the eye thus
affecting vision. These women can also experience kidney infection. Kidneys play a very vital
role in our bodies of cleaning our blood and remove waste and pass it out of the body through
urine (Umpierre et al., 2013). Type 2 diabetes can cause some damages to the kidneys which are
hard to recognize until they are in advanced level. Australian women are therefore advised to
WELLNESS ACROSS LIFESPAN IN NURSING 3
ensure that they go for testing more often so that diabetic complication can be identified at early
stages because early signs of diabetic are detected through a urine test. Diabetic neuropathy in
advanced level leads to loss of feeling in hands and feet. Reduced blood circulation as a result of
high blood glucose affects normal wound healing which in which a patient can develop
permanent injuries. Type 2 diabetes also affects sexual health of most Australian women. This
happens because diabetic causes vaginal dryness, thrush, and women experience pain during
sexual intercourse and it becomes tough for them to achieve an organism (Dimas et al., 2013).
Susan, in this case, is affected by Type 2 diabetic in such a way that she has gained a lot of
weight, and she feels weak and tired all the time. Due to the damaged kidneys by type 2 diabetic
she has been experiencing needs to go to the toilet almost all the time.
Social determinants that increase the risk of type 2 diabetes
There is a different social determinant of Type 2 diabetes which increased Susan
exposure to Type 2 diabetes. The first determinant is the built environment in which Susan and
her two children were staying which is a rural and remote town. In rural areas like this it hard to
find proper transportation and thus it becomes hard for them to be able to seek medical attention
(Hill et al., 2013). This area is also hard for people to be able to find healthy foods and that is
why Susan has to depend on processed foods. With all these barriers Susan is not able to
adequately resource which are significant for her health condition like healthcare facilities. Due
to lack of public transport in rural areas to urban areas where patients can access health care
services patients experiences a lot of challenges which leads to their health deterioration.
Economic instability is another challenge which Susan was experiencing. With poor social,
economic status in which Susan was coming from a poor background, and she was a single
parent supposed to take care of two children with no job but only depending on unemployment
ensure that they go for testing more often so that diabetic complication can be identified at early
stages because early signs of diabetic are detected through a urine test. Diabetic neuropathy in
advanced level leads to loss of feeling in hands and feet. Reduced blood circulation as a result of
high blood glucose affects normal wound healing which in which a patient can develop
permanent injuries. Type 2 diabetes also affects sexual health of most Australian women. This
happens because diabetic causes vaginal dryness, thrush, and women experience pain during
sexual intercourse and it becomes tough for them to achieve an organism (Dimas et al., 2013).
Susan, in this case, is affected by Type 2 diabetic in such a way that she has gained a lot of
weight, and she feels weak and tired all the time. Due to the damaged kidneys by type 2 diabetic
she has been experiencing needs to go to the toilet almost all the time.
Social determinants that increase the risk of type 2 diabetes
There is a different social determinant of Type 2 diabetes which increased Susan
exposure to Type 2 diabetes. The first determinant is the built environment in which Susan and
her two children were staying which is a rural and remote town. In rural areas like this it hard to
find proper transportation and thus it becomes hard for them to be able to seek medical attention
(Hill et al., 2013). This area is also hard for people to be able to find healthy foods and that is
why Susan has to depend on processed foods. With all these barriers Susan is not able to
adequately resource which are significant for her health condition like healthcare facilities. Due
to lack of public transport in rural areas to urban areas where patients can access health care
services patients experiences a lot of challenges which leads to their health deterioration.
Economic instability is another challenge which Susan was experiencing. With poor social,
economic status in which Susan was coming from a poor background, and she was a single
parent supposed to take care of two children with no job but only depending on unemployment
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