Diabetes On Family
Impact of Diabetes on a Family
Nursing 231
Impact of Diabetes on a Family
Descriptive Assessment
Family
L.P. is a 59 year old Asian female in the generativity versus stagnation stage of development. This is defined as the stage with a focus on “supporting future generations” and “community involvement” (Potter and Perry, 2009, p. 140). Generativity is evidenced by her willingness to babysit her granddaughter. There is also stagnation as evidenced by her lack of participation within the community and reluctance to leave the house. This can impact her outcome negatively since she does not willingly participate in her own care. She does not leave the house to attend doctor’s appointments or health promotion events unless …show more content…
The main barrier for this intervention would be gathering the family for teaching. It is difficult to organize the family as a single unit so multiple teaching sessions will have to be done to ensure the entire family is well informed. Teach backs to determine the effectiveness of teaching may also be difficult due to language issues.
While referring the subject to PASSi will be simple to do, the issue will lie within the cost. Even though the organization offers low cost home nursing, L.P. has no source of income and this financial burden will fall on C.P. That is unless the family shares the cost of this service. This will require some communication on each family member’s part to ensure that the cost is evenly shared. Risk/Benefit The risks are that the teachings will go unheeded and L.P will continue mismanaging her illness. Judging from past experiences, this seems a very real possibility. Since the entire family will be given this information, it may increase L.P.’s compliance. With more than one informed family member watching her, it will be easier for family members to recognize unhealthy behaviors and …show more content…
S., Smeltzer, S. C., Bare, B. G., Hinkle, J. L., & Cheever, K. H. (2010). Brunner and suddarth 's textbook of medical-surgical nursing. (12 ed., Vol. 1). Hubsta Ltd.
Chandra, Y. O., Cavanaugh, K., & Kripalani, S. (2010). Strategies to address low health literacy and numeracy in diabetes. Clinical Diabetes, 28(4), 171-175. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/817780796?accountid=9969
Coffman, Maren J,PhD., R.N. (2008). Effects of tangible social support and depression on diabetes self-efficacy. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 34(4), 32-9. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/204153122?accountid=9969
Newell, R. A., Allore, S. M., Dowd, O. P., Netinho, S., & Asselin, M. E. (2012). Stress among caregivers of chronically ill older adults: Implications for nursing practice. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 38(9), 18-29; quiz 30-1. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20120807-06
Potter, P. A., & Perry, A. G. (2009). Fundamentals of nursing. (7th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.
Stiles, E. (2011). Promoting health literacy in patients with diabetes. Nursing Standard, 26(8), 35-40. Retrieved from
Nursing 231
Impact of Diabetes on a Family
Descriptive Assessment
Family
L.P. is a 59 year old Asian female in the generativity versus stagnation stage of development. This is defined as the stage with a focus on “supporting future generations” and “community involvement” (Potter and Perry, 2009, p. 140). Generativity is evidenced by her willingness to babysit her granddaughter. There is also stagnation as evidenced by her lack of participation within the community and reluctance to leave the house. This can impact her outcome negatively since she does not willingly participate in her own care. She does not leave the house to attend doctor’s appointments or health promotion events unless …show more content…
The main barrier for this intervention would be gathering the family for teaching. It is difficult to organize the family as a single unit so multiple teaching sessions will have to be done to ensure the entire family is well informed. Teach backs to determine the effectiveness of teaching may also be difficult due to language issues.
While referring the subject to PASSi will be simple to do, the issue will lie within the cost. Even though the organization offers low cost home nursing, L.P. has no source of income and this financial burden will fall on C.P. That is unless the family shares the cost of this service. This will require some communication on each family member’s part to ensure that the cost is evenly shared. Risk/Benefit The risks are that the teachings will go unheeded and L.P will continue mismanaging her illness. Judging from past experiences, this seems a very real possibility. Since the entire family will be given this information, it may increase L.P.’s compliance. With more than one informed family member watching her, it will be easier for family members to recognize unhealthy behaviors and …show more content…
S., Smeltzer, S. C., Bare, B. G., Hinkle, J. L., & Cheever, K. H. (2010). Brunner and suddarth 's textbook of medical-surgical nursing. (12 ed., Vol. 1). Hubsta Ltd.
Chandra, Y. O., Cavanaugh, K., & Kripalani, S. (2010). Strategies to address low health literacy and numeracy in diabetes. Clinical Diabetes, 28(4), 171-175. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/817780796?accountid=9969
Coffman, Maren J,PhD., R.N. (2008). Effects of tangible social support and depression on diabetes self-efficacy. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 34(4), 32-9. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/204153122?accountid=9969
Newell, R. A., Allore, S. M., Dowd, O. P., Netinho, S., & Asselin, M. E. (2012). Stress among caregivers of chronically ill older adults: Implications for nursing practice. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 38(9), 18-29; quiz 30-1. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20120807-06
Potter, P. A., & Perry, A. G. (2009). Fundamentals of nursing. (7th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.
Stiles, E. (2011). Promoting health literacy in patients with diabetes. Nursing Standard, 26(8), 35-40. Retrieved from