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Role of Nurses in Maintaining Medicine Adherence of Diabetis
Role of Nurses in Maintaining Medicine Adherence of Diabetis
Nurses are the primary contact in a healthcare system. They are appointed along with the
team members to interact with patients and apply their specialized knowledge, training, and
skills to educate and motivate patients with diabetes about insulin use and practical ways to
achieve treatment goals. Clinical nurse specialists possess specific training and skills to
provide this level of care, while staff or office-based nurses may be trained by physicians to
fulfill a task-specific role. The studies reviews that the patients get benefits from intensive
glycemic control in type 2 diabetes, and contribution of nurses in overcoming the barriers to
insulin initiation and related aspects of diabetes care. Nurses are particularly well positioned
to fill the gap and improve efficiency in diabetes-related healthcare by assisting patients with
insulin initiation and other aspects of glycemic self-management.
With such alarming statistics, the role of nurses in helping patients to control type 2 diabetes-
associated morbidity and mortality is becoming increasingly important. Nurses, on the front
lines, can screen patients for early diabetes identification, recognize and initiate corrective
measures for inadequate treatment regimens, help patients set and achieve therapeutic goals.
explain the patients, the importance of weight control and diet in the prevention ofx
type 2 diabetes.
Promoting self-care
In order to support the patient to self-care their diabetes you should be able to:
the registered nurses should support and guide the patient in developing self-care
observe and report the concerns of the patient which can interfere in their ability to
understand self-care
encourage and inform the patients to use their personalised self -care plans.
Mental health
to understand and aware the patients ,i.e. how mental health problems such as anxiety
stress and depression , can affect diabetic patients.
If there are any changes noticed in the patient’s normal mental health, is to be noticed
by registered nurse immediately and inform the doctor concerned. This could include
certain changes in medications adherence, anxiety, mood and appearance and also
anxiety.
Nutrition
identify and not allow the patients to consume foods and drinks with high level
ofsugar content.
measure and record the accurate height and weight of the patient and this should be
repeated at intervals.
For the safe use of blood glucose monitoring and associated equipment you should be able to:
document and report the result according to local guidelines and procedures
recognise and follow local quality assurance procedure, including disposal of sharps
1.Age: From research study it is found that it is found that old age people are more
adhered to medications and lifestyle. This may be because of fear of death/injury,
health problems, attitudinal barriers like lack of exercise and perceived dependency
on other members for support.
There is a U-Shaped relationship between age and overall changes in lifestyle related
to diabetis. There is no significant relationshi
2.Gender:Women are more health conscious than men. Men are frequently
overweight and their attitude towards food is complicated. In several studies it is
stated that women are more concern and likely about their health than men in dietary
habits in case of diabetis.
Awareness about health benefits of healthy lifestyle and medications: A study revealed
that in case of diabetis it is positively related with the awareness about different
benefits of medication and medical adherence. It was found that lack of information
for diet , physical activity and prescribed medicines by doctors is an important factor
in not maintaining medication adherence.
2.Patient-physician communication: The patients who feel that their physicians are
more interactive and feel free to communicate are found to be more adherent to
medication and lifestyle. Poor communication has lead to poorer treatment of diabetis.