Implementing Diabetes Education in Geriatric unit
The diabetes prevalence in the USA is placed at 9.4% which accounts for 30.3 million Americans as of 2015. This statistics goes even higher with increase in the age bracket where 12.2% of Americans above 18 years old are diabetic. The numbers are even grimmer as the age increases among the aged where 25.2% of Americans above 65 years are said to be diabetic according to CDC (2017). The geriatric unit mostly hosts patients of the age of 65 years. These are patients who are predisposed to various life limiting conditions, immobility, psychiatric problems and other illnesses. Apparently diabetes has emerged as one of the main challenges that the aged have to deal with all the way into the geriatric unit. It is apparent that diabetes presents significant challenges in managing them for the elderly patients. The aged diabetes patients often complain of challenges of the cost of managing diabetes, access to medication, competing priorities and challenges of adherence to their medication.
From the above statistics, it is apparent that most of the elderly persons hosted in the elderly homes will be diabetic. That will be the most common medical condition within the geriatric unit. Bearing the medical challenges and the physical challenges that the elderly face within the geriatric unit, it is important that their lives are made bearable within these facilities. One of the most significant changes that the facilities can undertake is to ensure the staff members are properly trained in how to handle the diabetic old patients and how they can facilitate the quick access and efficient access to their mediation. This is the single most important aspect of change that if properly implemented in the geriatric unit of focus then it can significantly impact on the lives of the ole people who are housed in these units.
There are various reasons for undertaking the training for the nurses and employees working within the geriatric units with the elderly. One very obvious reason is the issue of compliance with the regulations of the responsible agencies as stated in each state within its own regulations. It is not everyone who wants to work within the units of the elderly is allowed to work but those who are specifically trained for the job and are evaluated by the concerned bodies to ensure strict compliance with the regulations guiding the running of the institutions.
The second reason as to why the training is essential is to ensure the full satisfaction of the clients who are the sole reason why the institutions are established. The nurses and the other employees within these units have the sole mandate to ensure the welfare of the elderly, who may be facing physical and psychiatric challenges are well taken care of. The ratings that the unit will get...
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