Assessment 4: Patient, Family, or Population Health Problem Solution ​​​​​​​Capella University of Health and Sciences FPX4900: Capstone Project for Nursing

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Patient, Family, or Population Health Problem Solution

Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by increased glucose level in the blood. It may affect any person irrespective of gender, ethnicity or age. The complications related to diabetes include nephropathy, neuropathy, retinopathy etc. Diabetes is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in US and causes a significant burden to the health care system. Hence, it requires proper management in order to reduce the cost incurred on healthcare systems and improve the quality of care and life of the patient (Zhou et al., 2020)

In this assessment, the implementation of intervention plan for the patient diagnosed with diabetes will be discussed in detail. I spent 3 practicum hours with Mr. Mathew, a 45 years old male Caucasian patient diagnosed with diabetes for the past 20 years. Special areas of discussion include leadership and change management, nursing ethics, tools applied to educate patient on the intervention plan, communication and collaboration, nursing board and state policies and the impact of intervention in quality of care, safety and cost.

Intervention for Management of Diabetes

Intervention for the management of diabetes should be done in a comprehensive manner involving the patient, family, health care team and relevant state or federal agencies. There are several stages of implementation of the intervention plan. First the patient, Mr. Mathew, will be informed regarding the basics of diabetes, its complications and the management. He will be educated on self-care regarding monitoring of the symptoms. He will also be enlightened on the