6 ESSENTIAL

DIABETIC TIPS

KAKRA AGYEN
NURSING STUDENT
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
COLLEGE OF NURSING
6/26/2016
L O C AT I O N :
RED CRESCENT CLINIC OF
TAMPA BAY
A free medical clinic for uninsured and underinsured patients. The clinic is
composed of volunteers who devout their time to caring for members in
the community
P O P U L AT I O N

C L I E N T S : D I A G N O S E D W I T H D I A B E T E S M E L L I T U S
A G E : V A R I E S
E C O N O M I C S T A T U S : L O W E R C L A S S / U N I N S U R E D
E T H N I C I T Y : V A R I E S
R A C E : A L L I N C L U S I V E
GOAL
TO REDUCE RISK OF DISEASES AND
ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PERSONS
DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE 1 & II DIABETES
T H R O U G H E D U C AT I O N
R AT I O N A L E
S O M E P A T I E N T S W H O C O M E T O T H E R E D
C R E S C E N T C L I N I C H AV E P O O R C O N T R O L
OF THEIR DIABETES

T H U S , T H E G O A L O F T H I S P R O J E C T I S T O
ENHANCE THEIR KNOWLEDGE BY PROVIDING
AN OVERVIEW CHART OF 6 ESSENTIAL TIPS
H E A LT H Y P E O P L E
2020
D-7 INCREASE THE PROPORTION OF PERSONS WITH
DIAGNOSED DIABETES WHOSE BLOOD PRESSURE IS UNDER
CONTROL

D-9INCRE ASE THE PROPORTION OF ADULT S WITH DIABE TE S

W H O H AV E AT L E A S T A N A N N U A L F O O T E X A M I N AT I O N

D-10INCRE ASE THE PROPORTION OF ADULTS WITH DIABE TES

W H O H AV E A N A N N U A L D I L AT E D E Y E E X A M I N AT I O N

D-11INCRE ASE THE PROPORTION OF ADULTS WITH DIABE TES

W H O H AV E A G LY C O S Y L AT E D H E M O G L O B I N M E A S U R E M E N T AT
LEAST TWICE A YEAR

D-14INCREASE THE PROPORTION OF PERSONS WITH

DIAGNOSED DIABETES WHO RECEIVE FORMAL DIABETES
E D U C AT I O N
GOALS
& OBJECTIVES
A F T E R C O M P L E T I N G A N O V E R V I E W O F T H E C H A R T:

P A T I E N T S W I L L U T I L I Z E K N O W L E D G E O F F O O D L A B E L S T O P L A N
HEALTH Y MEALS

P A T I E N T S W I L L L E A R N H O W T O E F F E C T I V E L Y I N S P E C T T H E I R
F O O T A N D W H E N T O S E E K M E D I C A L AT T E N T I O N

P A T I E N T S W I L L L E A R N H O W T O A P P L Y A B C C H A R T T O R E C O R D ,
A 1 C , B P, W E I G H T, A S W E L L A S D A I LY F O O T C H E C K S
PLANNING
M O D I F I C AT I O N S
I I N I T I A L LY P L A N N E D T O C R E AT E A P O S T E R -
B O A R D P R E S E N TAT I O N O F D M . H O W E V E R ,
AFTER CONVERSING WITH MY PRECEPTOR, SHE
M E N T I O N E D I T W I L L B E B E T T E R T O C R E AT E A
S M A L L C H A R T / B R O C H U R E F I R S T. B E C A U S E
T H I S W AY, I C A N M A K E C O P I E S A N D D I S T R I B U T E
I T E A S I LY T O C L I E N T S .
I M P L E M E N TAT I O N
I PRESENTED MY SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT TO MY
P R E C E P T O R . S H E T H E N G AV E M E T H E G O A H E A D T O
P R E S E N T.
T H E C L I N I C D O E S N O T H AV E S E T F O R M E T O P R E S E N T
M Y P R O J E C T, B E C A U S E S O M E C L I E N T S H AV E W O R K ,
S C H O O L , A N D O T H E R T H I N G S T O AT T E N D . T H U S , I H AV E T O
BE MINDFUL OF THEIR TIME.
T H AT I S W H Y, I P L A N T O P R E S E N T M Y S L P I N 1 0 - 1 5
MINUTES. I ALSO PLAN TO GIVE CLIENTS A COPY OF THE
B R O C H U R E I N C A S E T H E Y M AY H AV E Q U E S T I O N S . I N S I D E
T H E B R O C H U R E , I H AV E I N C L U D E D W E B S I T E L I N K S A N D
TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
A L S O , R AT H E R T H A N T E A C H I N G C L I E N T S E V E R Y T H I N G
A B O U T D M , I A M G O I N G T O C U S T O M I Z E T H E I N F O R M AT I O N
I P R E S E N T B A S E D O N T H E I N F O R M AT I O N T H E Y H AV E
A L R E A D Y G A R N E R E D . I H O P E M A K E I T M O R E PAT I E N T
SPECIFIC.
EVALUATION
A F T E R P R E S E N TAT I O N , C L I E N T S S H O U L D B E
ABLE TO IMPLEMENT NEW KNOWLEDGE INTO
SELF-CARE. CLIENTS SHOULD KNOW HOW AND
WHERE TO SEEK HELP IF THEY NEED AID IN
M E D I C AT I O N , F O O D , A N D O T H E R A S S I S TA N C E .
IMPACT ON CLINICAL
AGENCY
D M I S B E C O M I N G M O R E A N D M O R E P R E VA L E N T I N
T O D AY S C U L T U R E . A L O T O F P AT I E N T S D O N O T
KNOW HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR ILLNESS AND
C A N N O T A F F O R D M E D I C AT I O N ( S ) . T H U S , I H O P E
T H E C H A R T / B R O C H U R E I H AV E C R E AT E D W I L L
P R O V I D E T H E N E C E S S A R Y S E L F - C A R E I N F O R M AT I O N
TO GUIDE THEM.

A L S O , I H O P E T H AT T H E R E S O U R C E S W I L L A I D
PAT I E N T S W H O C A N N O T A F F O R D M E D I C AT I O N A N D
OTHER SUPPLIES.
FUTURE
M O D I F I C AT I O N S
I WILL PRESENT MY PROJECT ON 6/23/16.
S O , I W I L L H AV E T O P R E S E N T M Y P R O J E C T
TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS IN THE FUTURE
ARTICLES:
CDC
THIS ARTICLE GIVES A BRIEF BACKGROUND
ON DM. IT ALSO PROVIDES
R E C O M M E N D AT I O N S O N H O W P E R S O N S
DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE 1&2 CAN MANAGE
T H E I R D M F O R A H E A LT H I E R , L O N G E R L I F E .
IN ADDITION, CHARTS AND OTHER TIPS ARE
PROVIDED TO KEEP TRACK OF GOALS AND
R E S U LT S .
Its your life. Treat your diabetes well. (2015, November 2).
Retrieved from
http://www.Cdc.Gov/features/livingwithdiabetes/index.Html
 ARTICLE:
RESEARCH
THESE ARTICLES PROVIDE LIFESTYLE
M O D I F I C AT I O N S D M PAT I E N T S M U S T U N D E R G O T O
S U C C E S S F U L LY M A N A G E T H E I R D I S E A S E . T H E
A R T I C L E B R E A K S 3 M O D I F I C AT I O N S : L I F E S T Y E
C H A N G E S , D R U G T H E R A P Y, A N D E X E R C I S E .

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