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FAMILY NURSING CARE PLAN

FAMILY HEALTH PROBLEM: DIABETES MELLITUS DIAGNOSED BY MEDICAL PRACTITIONER AS A HEALTH


DEFICIT
General Objective: At the end of the 2 hour student nurses-family contact, the family/family member will be able to gain
understanding about diabetes mellitus and regarding to the different factors that the disease can lead to serious and life threatening
complications.
Family Health Task Specific Objectives Interventions Evaluation
At the end of the home visit,
client N.D.L. will be able to:

I. Ability to recognize the  Gain more information  Elaborate what is


presence of the condition about Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus by
by correlating his correlating the client’s
current health condition current condition with
and the additional facts the additional facts
about the disease. about the disease, and
specifically the
importance of the
insulin in the body.
II. Ability to make decisions  Enumerate the  Educate and explain to
with respect to taking preventive measures by the client regarding the
appropriate health action determining on how to manifestations of the
manage the signs and disease by enumerating
symptoms of diabetes the signs and
mellitus. symptoms of diabetes
mellitus.
 Polyuria – Excessive
urination
 Polydipsia – Excessive
thirst
 Polyphagia – Excessive
hunger
 Recurrent blurred vision
 Paresthesias – An
abnormal sensaton, pins
and needles sensation
on the peripheral
nerves.
 Skin infection – Cause
by the growth of yest
microorganisms.
III. Inability to provide  Distinguish the  Validate the
adequate nursing care to the importance of proper understanding of the
sick, disabled, dependent, or management and client with regards to
vulnerable/at-risk member of intervention by the proper management
the family due to: highlighting on how to and interventions in
prevent further order to reduce the risk
 Lack of adequate complication. of serious and life
knowledge about the threatening
disease/health condition complications by
(nature, complication, presenting the treatment
prognosis and plan:
management)  Listen to the doctor or
nurses at the health
center.
 Don’t Smoke or Quit
Smoking
 Maintain the blood
glucose, blood pressure
and cholesterol within
the normal range by
having a good and
healthy eating lifestyle.
 Schedule regular check
ups at the health center
 Exercise
 Lessen the stress
 Lessen alcohol intake
IV. Inability to provide a home  Manage ways on  Highlight the benefits of
environment conducive to maintaing a healthy weight reduction by
health maintenance and lifestyle by determining limiting the food intake
personal development due to: the importance of and by exercising
having a daily routine reguarly.
 Lack of adequate of exercising,  Discuss the procedure
knowledge consistently, and by on how to protect a
encouraging to provide diabetic feet by
a good personal hygiene demonstrating how to
and have a healthy clean the affected foot
eating habits. carefully and properly.
V. Ability to utilize community  Associate the  Emphasize the
resources for health care importance and benefits importance of regular
of consulting the health consultation by
center by practicing a discussing the action of
strict discipline to have the prescribed
regular consultation medication by the
with the nurses and doctor, and by
doctors for better interpreting the glucose
understanding about the level if there are
health condition. suspected
hyperglycemia or
hypoglycemia to know
if the drug is still
effective.

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