Diabetes Case Study Questions
1. What is the pathophysiologic basis for the changes in temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure that occurred on Jim's admission to the hospital ER?
2. How can smoking and poor self-management of DM increase the risk of long-term complications?
3. Is powerlessness a common response to a chronic illness? Why or why not?
4. Consider that you are teaching Jim and another patient, Mr. McDaniel (age 75, newly diagnosed with type 2 DM). What components of your teaching plan would be the same and what components would be different?
5. Find educational resources for this patient. What subjects are they on?
6. What self-assessment do you believe that the patient needs to perform daily?
7. What are some ways you can use to convince him to do self-care?