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Intervention Presentation and Capstone Video Reflection

Hello everyone, I am —–, a registered nurse at Alhambra Hospital Medical Center. In this video presentation, I aim to contemplate a capstone project for addressing my mother’s diabetes. She is 60 years old with a medical history of hypertension, which is under controlled by medication. Her current symptoms of excessive thirst, weight loss, and tingling sensation in her toes and fingers made us doubtful of diabetes. Undergoing an HbA1c test, she confirmed her diagnosis of diabetes when her fasting blood glucose level appeared to be 280mg/dL. Her unhealthy lifestyle, genetics, and old age were probably the reasons for acquiring type 2 diabetes mellitus. This capstone project’s assessment will highlight how the intervention plan developed for my mother contributed to her diabetes management, along with the details of the complete journey of addressing her diabetes. 

Role of Intervention in Patient’s Satisfaction and Quality of Life

The curative strategy proposed for my mother in diabetes treatment was remote monitoring of her condition together with a telehealth-based Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support program. These two interventions played a significant role in lowering my mother’s blood glucose levels. DSMES enhances the health literacy level of diabetes in patients and empowers them to take care of their diabetes, leading to enhanced satisfaction and better quality of life (Rauh, 2020). Similarly, remote monitoring permits healthcare professionals to track and monitor patient’s health conditions, treatment adherence, and symptom management.

This leads to improved quality of care and quality of life. Ultimately, the patient’s satisfaction increases as his health outcomes are improved (Rhoden et al., 2022).  My mother, who was recently diagnosed with diabetes, needed education and awareness on what diabetes is and how it can be self-managed by lifestyle modifications. Her lifestyle required intricate changes in diet and physical activity. She reported that remote monitoring helped her consistently improve her physical exercise.

Furthermore, it improved her adherence to the prescribed medication plan. My mother’s health literacy on diabetes was poor, and upon taking the DSMES program from nurses on telehealth, she claimed that this program helped her enhance her knowledge of her health condition. This prevented her from eating processed food and replacing it with healthier alternatives. She also found it convenient to receive care treatments through telehealth as she lived far from the hospital, and the daily commute would be difficult for her in this old age. Overall, the experience of this care treatment plan enhanced patient satisfaction and improved her quality of life. 

Use of Evidence-based Literature in Planning Capstone Project

The proposed remote monitoring intervention and DSMES program delivery via telehealth is theoretical and substantial. Various authors in research have claimed the efficacy of remote monitoring in diabetes to be practical (Su et al., 2019). Others have positive reviews on the improved quality of life by DSMES programs with telehealth in diabetes. In one study, the effectiveness of remote monitoring in diabetes was conducted for patients with badly managed type 2 diabetes (Amante et al., 2021).

The patients were connected to glucose meters, transferring data to cloud-based databases that healthcare professionals quickly analyzed. The results indicated that remote monitoring improved HbA1c levels in enrolled patients and enhanced treatment satisfaction (Amante et al., 2021). This literature resource inspired me to take advantage of digital health technologies and remotely monitor my mother’s diabetes when I am on nursing duty at the hospital.

NURS FPX 4900 Assessment 5 Intervention Presentation and Capstone Video Reflection

Likewise, another evidence-based study delved into using telehealth in navigating care for diabetes and its education. The article highlighted the telehealth-based DSMES programs and how they helped patients with diabetes (Drobycki & Roseman, 2021). The findings showed that virtual education in diabetes care with the DSMES program resulted in more effective care than traditional care. The benefits of this strategy included that patients did not need to commute, and scheduling healthcare sessions was easy. Furthermore, the patients could acquire individualized care, significantly reducing the economic burden. The overall services of telehealth-based DSMES programs showed positive patient satisfaction (Drobycki & Roseman, 2021). 

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