Tag: Chronic disease (Diabetes)

Describe potential services (retinal eye exam, neuropathy screening, podiatry appointments, dietician appointments, lab work for hemoglobin A1C monitoring every 3 months, follow-up appointment with endocrinologist, primary care doctor visits for medication therapy) that would be needed after discharge.

Diabetes

As a nursing student completing clinical hours at the doctor’s office, identify a disease process (diabetes mellitus) that is common to the population served by the doctor’s office.

Determine the case management, disease management, and/or population health approach to this disease (diabetes mellitus). What are the processes in place within the healthcare organization to manage the care of individuals and population groups with diabetes? What are the processes in place to provide population-based care management as it relates to the disease process?

Locate a clinical pathway designed to address diabetes at the doctor’s office or available through an internet search. Identify the source of the pathway and attach a copy to the paper.

Discuss the application of the selected pathway to the care of an individual client.

Identify potential causes of variances from the pathway and identify corrective measures that could be implemented related to the variances.

Describe potential services (retinal eye exam, neuropathy screening, podiatry appointments, dietician appointments, lab work for hemoglobin A1C monitoring every 3 months, follow-up appointment with endocrinologist, primary care doctor visits for medication therapy) that would be needed after discharge.

How is this information included in the case management process?

What is the potential impact on the cost-effectiveness of the selected pathway?

 

What factors determine how healthy a person is? Are there ways people can improve or change their risks to disease? How would you assess your current health and how will you change your behaviors to improve your future health?

Below are your choices for a term paper. You will submit this paper HERE as a file attachment. You must have at least 5 pages no more than 7 pages. 3 sources beyond your textbook and these must be documented in a bibliography. MLA formatting for the overall paper.

1. What factors determine how healthy a person is? Are there ways people can improve or change their risks to disease? How would you assess your current health and how will you change your behaviors to improve your future health?

2. Pick a chronic disease from those listed in your text. Research the causes, symptoms, and treatments. Present a detailed plan to reduce your risk for this particular disease.

Evaluate one advantage and one disadvantage of a relevant assessment tool related to the condition and/or symptom.

Chronic disease (Diabetes)

1. A brief introduction of chronic disease

2. The epidemiology and aetiology of the diabetes (main topic Diabetes)

2. A presentation of one common symptom relevant to the chronic condition based on scenario

3. Evaluate one advantage and one disadvantage of a relevant assessment tool related to the condition and/or symptom.

4. A brief conclusion summarising the key points

5. APA References 7th (maximum of 3) (not included in word count).

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