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Hypoglycemia Teaching Plan
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Hypoglycemia Teaching Plan
The teaching plan seeks to equip the patient with knowledge and skills to cope with their disease. It will ensure that the patient is always ready for Hypoglycemia attacks and correctly responds.
Objectives
* The patient will understand the causes of Hypoglycemia, its symptoms, and the implications it presents to their wellbeing.
* The patient can safely recover from symptom attacks without any harm to themselves.
* The patient makes necessary lifestyle changes and takes meals that contribute to balancing their body sugar level.
* Improve the patient’s blood sugar level and maintain the levels at safe and healthy standards.
* The patient is aware of the medical procedures and prescriptions that cause or have a negative impact on their blood sugar levels.
* The patient can determine their blood sugar levels and take corrective measures. In case of an emergency, the patient should be able to administer correctly glucagon on themselves as they seek medical attention CITATION Rub06 \l 2057 (Rubin & Jarvis, 2006).
Approach
* The caregiver will provide the patient with all relevant reading materials on Hypoglycemia to familiarize them with the disease. Further, the nurse will also elaborate to the patient all areas found to be unclear.
* The nurse will recommend a diet for the patient that will help with improving their blood glucose levels.
* The nurse will regularly check the patient’s blood sugar levels to ascertain they remain at the recommended level of above 70 mg/dl. Alternatively I can teach the patient on how to check their blood sugar levels with a meter and how to use their em...