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what is Nursing Theorist Related Care About type 2 of diabetes mellitus ?
NURSING IMPLICATIONS
Diet control helps regulate weight, which is
extremely important in Type 2 diabetes. Eating healthy foods and
following a diet program if overweight, is
essential and should be stressed in diabetic teaching. Exercise
burns calories, which helps control weight.
There is no known cure for diabetes, however management of patients with diabetes include dietary management, physical activity, oral antidiabetic agents and insulin regimen. Care can also be complex as some of the patients may suffer from other long-term conditions, such as coronary artery disease.
There are four major concepts that are frequently interrelated and fundamental to nursing theory: person, environment, health, and nursing. These four are collectively referred to as metaparadigm for nursing.
King based her theory on four main elements which are as follows: (1) health is attained through appropriate nurse-patient relationship; (2) nurse and patient need to have a mutual understanding about each other; (3) the goals and functions of nurse and patient need to be in line with each other; and (4) nurse needs to
Patients who met the following criteria were included in the study: being regularly enrolled and followed by the team; being 18 years of age or older, of both sexes and having a diagnosis of diabetes referred for at least six months. We excluded those with cognitive deficit and with difficulties that could make the communication and the responses to the instrument unfeasible.
The sample of the present study was obtained through convenience sampling and was composed of 60 people with DM enrolled in the hypertension and diabetes program in that unit. Out of 60 patients, there were two deaths and two deaths due to change of address.
The theory proposed by Imogene King for the achievement of goals is feasible to be applied in the Family Health Strategy, since the patient feels co-responsible for his treatment, and acts actively with decisive power in the possible changes for better adherence to the proposed care. In addition, because it is always accompanied by the same team, interaction
When comparing the results of this interaction based on the theory employed, it is considered that the objective was reached, mainly because of the significant adherence to the use of sweetener, to the practice of physical activity, regular use of medication and food control.
Still as identified in the two study groups, the monitoring with a greater proximity of time promoted a positive surveillance, since, due to the greater interaction of both, it was possible to better adapt the strategies of adherence to the proposed treatment with consequent promotion of the quality of people with diabetes.
In this perspective, before the results found, this study is concluded with the confidence that the nursing clinical care positively favors the people, with a view to improving the nursing care directed to them.