英文摘要 |
"This article describes a case management experience for a 55-year-old patient who was initial diagnosed diabetes after amputation due to care accident assissting whom self-care. The nursing care period was from August 14 to December 11, 2019. The author used Gordon’s functional health pattern to collect data through the methods of communication, observations, physical examination, and chart review and followed up by telephone and application software. The identified main health problems were ineffective health management, obesity, and impaired tissue integrity. According the workflow of case management for diabetes, provided individualized interventions such as attitudes of active caring, listening, empathy, and encouraged patient to express inner feelings and ideas, instructing dietary knowledges with nutritionist, to clarify patient’s misconception of insulin injection and alleviate her worries, teaching impacts of overweight on blood sugar control and wound healing, as well as to enhance abilities of self-health management and guide patient through changes in lifestyle gradually. Finally, the patient got blood sugar well control and healing wound. Therefore, we suggested that case manager should be able to provide concern and support during OPD visits, to evaluate the effect of health education and strengthen self-health management. The author hopes that this nursing experience can serve a reference for other nurses who were caring similar patients in the future." |