What should a diabetic care plan include?
Table of Contents
- 1 What should a diabetic care plan include?
- 2 What nursing interventions would you consider for a patient with diabetes?
- 3 How do you develop an action plan for diabetes?
- 4 How do you take care of a diabetic patient?
- 5 What is the purpose of nursing care plan?
- 6 What is included in a care plan?
- 7 How can type 1 diabetes be managed?
What should a diabetic care plan include?
For a complete diabetes care plan, it should include:
- a list of goals (both short term and long term)
- a list of the medicines that you will use to control your diabetes.
- advice from a dietitian on eating.
- a list of changes you have agreed to make in your life, such as getting more exercise or stopping smoking.
What nursing interventions would you consider for a patient with diabetes?
Nursing Interventions
- Educate about home glucose monitoring.
- Review factors in glucose instability.
- Encourage client to read labels.
- Discuss how client’s antidiabetic medications work.
- Check viability of insulin.
- Review type of insulin used.
- Check injection sites periodically.
What is a diabetes action plan?
This action plan is a guide to help you manage the signs and symptoms of diabetes. You and your provider should complete this plan together at your next visit. The three colors (zones), green, yellow and red, help you decide what to do.
How do you develop an action plan for diabetes?
Pay attention to carbohydrates and sugars, letting yourself have the occasional treat without overindulging. Make a goal to eat more fruits and vegetables and less sodium and fat. Try to eat your meals at the same time each day to keep your blood sugar levels steady.
How do you take care of a diabetic patient?
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- Make a commitment to managing your diabetes.
- Don’t smoke.
- Keep your blood pressure and cholesterol under control.
- Schedule regular physicals and eye exams.
- Keep your vaccines up to date.
- Pay attention to your feet.
- Consider a daily aspirin.
- If you drink alcohol, do so responsibly.
What are some interventions for diabetes?
Management of type 2 diabetes includes:
- Healthy eating.
- Regular exercise.
- Weight loss.
- Possibly, diabetes medication or insulin therapy.
- Blood sugar monitoring.
What is the purpose of nursing care plan?
The purpose of a nursing care plan is to document the patient’s needs and wants, as well as the nursing interventions (or implementations) planned to meet these needs. As part of the patient’s health record, the care plan is used to establish continuity of care.
What is included in a care plan?
A plan that describes in an easy, accessible way the needs of the person, their views, preferences and choices, the resources available, and actions by members of the care team, (including the service user and carer) to meet those needs.
What is rationale in nursing care plan?
The rationale for an intervention is the medical, nursing, husbandry, physiological, or pathophysiological reason why the intervention is carried out. In academic contexts, give references for the rationale. List and number the rationale according to the corresponding problem and intervention.
How can type 1 diabetes be managed?
People who have type 1 diabetes must take insulin as part of their treatment. Because their bodies can’t make insulin anymore, they need to get the right amount to keep their blood sugar levels in a healthy range. The only way to get insulin into the body now is by injection with a needle or with an insulin pump.