Diabetes Self-Management
In 250-500 words each, address the following prompts as related to the video. APRN-approved resources should support each of the below elements.
Barriers to Health: What barriers to health does this patient face including socioeconomic barriers and access to care? How will these barriers impact his overall health and wellbeing?
Provider Interventions: What specific actions would you take as a provider to address his diabetes management and these barriers? Include pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic, referral, and follow-up recommendations.
Self-Care/Self-Management: Refer to the "2022 National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support" in the topic Resources. What self-care/self-management education would you provide for this patient?
Emergency Preparedness: Discuss the unique challenges that this individual with diabetes would face during public health emergencies, such as natural disasters or pandemics. What guidance would you provide your patient in preparing for natural disasters and public health emergencies. Examples would include how to obtain medications, refrigerate insulin, or seek medical care when needed.
Demonstrate an understanding of the unique and shared perspective between nursing and other disciplines by supporting your responses with a minimum of two APRN-approved scholarly resources. Be sure to include references that reflect the unique and shared perspective between nursing and other disciplines. Non-APRN-approved references are not permitted unless linking to a specific patient resource.
A cover page and references page are required with the submission of this assignment.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
Benchmark – Diabetes Case Study
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Benchmark – Diabetes Case Study
Barriers to Health
There are several barriers to health associated with the case study. The first barrier faced by the patient involves finances. The patient indicated that he could not afford the test strips. The patient can also not afford lunch in some instances due to financial constraints. Financial limitations mean the patient cannot monitor the progress of his type 2 diabetes (Gardsten et al., 2018). Gardsten et al. (2018) also noted that patients from low-income backgrounds are unable to implement interventions to manage their diabetic conditions properly. The second barrier to health is a personal barrier. The patient is forced to make judgments based on his well-being, including his daughter's. For instance, the financial barrier forced the patient to make judgments regarding lunch to save, hating to burden her daughter.
The third barrier to health associated with the patient is poor disease education. At the hospital, the patient provided feedback on regulating his blood sugar level if it dropped. The patient noted that he used sweets, such as candy bars and cookies, to increase his blood sugar levels. From his response, the patient indicated that he lacked appropriate guidance on addressing spikes in his blood sugar levels. Using these sweets exposed the patient to serious health outcomes if his blood sugar level suddenly spiked (Breen et al., 2016). In general, the discussed barriers to health expose the patient to other complications that might negatively affect his health. The patient should possess the skills and expertise