Introduction

Nursing care plan is a comprehensive strategy that outlines the nursing care set to be provided to a patient suffering for a certain disease. According to Haste(1992),it includes a set of actions that a nurse who is taking care of the patient is set to implement after the diagnoses .

Nursing intervention is defined as the actions that are usually undertaken by a nurse with the intention of furthering a defined course of treatment in a patient. The goal of the nursing intervention is always directed towards the general improvement health and comfort of the patient. According to Sabacare (2007), a nursing intervention can be defined as a single nursing action, treatment, procedure or activity that is designed to achieve an outcome to a diagnosis, nursing or medical, all which the nurse is accountable and responsible.

Jeffrey (2004), explains that there are three stages in a nursing intervention. The first phase is the assessment stage. The nurse determines the problem of the patient, for example the disease they are suffering from or any other ailments based on the symptoms. After the assessment, the nurse then formulates an appropriate plan for intervention. In the third step, the nurse will evaluate the patient to determine whether the goals of the intervention are accomplished and decide whether additional interventions are necessary. In the course of this intervention, a nurse can work individually, or as apart of a group in patient care teams. However, there is no significant difference in the two approaches. In this paper, I will develop a nursing care plan following the three intervention stages mentioned above for a person suffering from diabetes mellitus.

Diabetes mellitus can be defined as a disorder in which the level of blood glucose is persistently raised above the normal range. It is a syndrome of a malfunctioning metabolism system and abnormal hyperglycemia that is caused by a deficiency of insulin secretion. It can also be triggered by a combination of a deficiency in the secretion of insulin and insulin resistance to compensate. Insulin is the hormone that helps the body to regulate and control level of glucose(sugar)in the blood. The type 2 diabetes is a disease in which the pancrease doesn’t produce enough insulin, or the body fails to make proper use of the insulin it produces. Over time, high blood glucose levels can cause complications such as blindness, heart diseases, kidney problems, nerve damage and erectile dysfunction. Diabetes mellitus occurs in two main forms; the type 1 is caused by absolute in