HLTENN057 — Contribute to the nursing care of a person with diabetes

1 Assess needs of a person with diabetes.

• 1.1Apply requirements of the pathophysiology of types of diabetes.
• 1.2Perform nursing assessment using contemporary assessment tools, resources and strategies and incorporating review of health status, lifestyle and treatment regimes.
• 1.3Determine understanding of condition, self-management strategies and medications.
• 1.4Identify possible factors impacting the health and significant alterations in the condition.
• 1.5Identify family and carer understanding of and involvement in the person’s diabetes care and the impact on care planning and provision.

2 Perform nursing interventions to assist in achieving and maintaining optimal diabetes health.

• 2.1Prioritise care according to needs and re-prioritise care activities when circumstances change.
• 2.2Apply plan of care and ensure it reflects the care needs of a person with diabetes.
• 2.3Identify response to nursing interventions and understanding of ongoing management of the condition, including strategies for self-management.
• 2.4Evaluate blood and urine test results related to diabetic condition and report findings to the multidisciplinary health care team.
• 2.5Administer prescribed and emergency medicine as indicated.
• 2.6Liaise with registered nurses about alterations in condition while providing ongoing support.

3 Identify diabetes care services in the Australian health care environment.

• 3.1specialist services and complementary roles of organisations and individuals involved in supporting and delivering diabetes care.
• 3.2Identify need to refer person to a diabetes registered nurse educator and other specialist services and complementary roles of organisations and individuals involved in supporting and delivering diabetes care.

4 Evaluate care plan for a person with diabetes and support self-management.

• 4.1Identify and evaluate diabetes management plan to ensure compliance and escalate intervention where identified.
• 4.2Evaluate nursing interventions and identified outcomes against evidence-based best practice in diabetes nursing care.
• 4.3Evaluate person’s understanding of the diabetes condition, medications, therapeutic regimes and self-management.
• 4.4Promote self-management of condition and assist person to provide accurate information to families and carers on diabetes care needs.
• 4.5Document uptake of health promotion initiatives to support self-management.

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