Case Study: Diabetes and Hypertension Pt is a 50 y/o male…
Question Answered step-by-step Case Study: Diabetes and Hypertension Pt is a 50 y/o male… Case Study: Diabetes and Hypertension Pt is a 50 y/o male presenting to your outpatient clinic with c/o numbness and tingling in feet, frequent urination, increased thirst, and significant fatigue. Pt also has a wound on the bottom of R foot that has not healed in 2-3 months. Pt is having increased difficulty walking the 1 mile he walks daily to get to work in a local field and he is concerned that if he cannot work, he cannot provide for his family, and they will not be able to eat. Question 1: List the possible nursing diagnoses for this patient Question 2: What additional information either from a history, labs, or physical examination do you need to obtain? The nurse performed a non-fasting blood glucose test and the result was 450, his blood pressure was 160/110. Question 2: You as the nurse are attending to this patient in the ER, what would be your next steps in caring for this patient? Pt is diagnosed with Diabetes and Hypertension. Question 3a. What are the first-line medications that would be used to treat this patient’s diabetes and hypertension? Question 3b. What would be important to include in education with this patient regarding his new medications? Question 4: What else should you educate the patient on to help with the management of their diagnoses? Question 5: If this individual goes untreated what kind of prognosis would you expect and/or what complications could occur? Health Science Science Nursing NUR 283 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
