Essays on Boren

Introduction

Diabetes mellitus is a serious metabolic disorder, with a complex of symptoms, such as hyperglycemia, as a result of dysfunction in producing of the insulin, its synthesis or secretion. (Stöppler, 2014). This disease may lead to serious complications. The major risk factors that raise the prevalence of diabetes are hypertension, obesity, pressed immune resistance to the infectious illnesses and even cancer. (Bilous, 2002.) Patients with diabetes are more probable to develop neuropathic vascular diseases (National Diabetes Education Program NDEP 2000). Self-management and educational programs for this group of people can greatly increase their level of life. (Department of Health, 2005). According ...

Introduction

There are several organizations that make up the addiction counseling field. Each of these organizations is tasked with a specific role in addressing matters that may be related to the issues in the community that are brought about by the addiction problems. Although the addiction professionals work in several varied disciplines, they share some basic understanding as far as the addictive process is concerned. They go beyond the boundaries of being limited to the specialties that they confine themselves into. This is because even if their skills and proficiencies vary a lot depending on the specialization an individual may undertake, the ...

(Professional/nursing care plan)

Introduction

- A brief introduction to setting and the chronic health condition

Critical application of a chronic disease model of care used to inform self-management.

Articulation of short and long term goals. Identification and critical examination of specific strategies/interventions to support self-management. Identification of the tasks/actions necessary to complete each strategy, as well as who will Conclusion - Examination of the effectiveness of the self-management plan (i.e. how the achievement of goals will be evaluated)

Abstract

This report contains a self-management care plan for a diabetic patient with an associating chronic condition. A brief introduction to the setting and chronic health condition will be outlined. Critical application of the ...