Question

Describe the nursing management of gestational diabetes for safe delivery.

Answer 1

Gestational diabetes increases the blood sugar high during pregnancy.it can manage it through diet and exercise.
Nursing management of gestational diabetes include
-assess the patient's signs and symptoms of nausea and vomiting and potential complications.
- Monitor the patient for preterm labor
-Assess the patient's diet calorie intake in 24 hours and dietary patterns.
- Teach patient relaxation and stress management.
-check the patient weight daily and advise to monitor the weight at home daily.
- Advice the patient to increase physical activity.
- Teach the patient about the meal plans along with insulin intake and advice for blood sugar checkup before meals.
- demonstrate how to self monitor blood sugar.
-Advice to test the blood sugar before a meal and at bedtime.
- Advice to keep daily records of the blood sugar level, diet intake, exercise plan, daily urine test results.
-Refer the patient to a dietician for a meal plan.
- Explain the patient about potential complications like diabetic ketoacidosis and hypoglycemia.
- fulfill their emotional and psychological needs.
- Advice the patient about insulin intake about the time, the action of insulin, injection technique with practice, diet adjustment, avoidance, and hypoglycemia symptoms.