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A 6 page paper discussing the applicability of Orem’s theory to the case of John, an older man whose diabetes has changed to the point that he needs medication to help manage his condition. The paper discusses both diabetes and Orem’s theory, and then answers several questions about its applicability to John’s case. Questions include definitions of specific case components; how specific points of Orem’s theory applies to the case scenario; what parts of the theory are particularly applicable to the case; and why it works well in the particular environment of John’s case. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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6 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSnursOremDiab.rtf
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case is typical: 64 years old and overweight for nearly all of his adult life, a routine physical exam revealed elevated blood glucose levels (Edelman, 2000). On questioning,
he responded that yes, he had been tiring more easily, and he did get extremely thirsty quite often. Though his doctor and nurses urged him to exercise regularly and
to adopt a diet more conducive to controlling his blood sugar levels, he has been unable to control his diabetes with diet alone. He has been placed on Glucophage
as a control measure, but he still needs to take additional steps in self-care. Diabetes Effects As much as 5 percent of the
population may be affected by diabetes, although in the late 1980s a survey by the Centers for Disease Control found "The prevalence of self-reported diabetes ranged from 1.6% among persons
aged 18-34 years to 12.5% among persons aged 65-74 years" (Current Trends Regional Variation, 1990) and incidence of new cases has grown in great proportion since that time. Diabetes
is a disease of carbohydrate metabolism in which the sufferer of the disease is unable to absorb glucose from the blood. While those whose diabetes is controlled do well
overall, there is nonetheless a reduced life expectancy by as much as one-third, with increased chances of blindness, kidney disease, gangrene and heart disease.
Of course the most effective measure in the control of diabetes is diet, a factor that many newly-diagnosed individuals struggle with for the long term. Those who do
manage to adopt the "diabetic diet" find that occasional forays into grease-laden foods or large quantities of concentrated carbohydrates drive up their blood sugar levels for several days afterward.
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