Introduction
Nursing diabetes and obesity patients is regarded as one of the most serious problems of the contemporary nursing practices. High rates of diabetes and obesity in Weslaco community stimulated the intervention of innovative nursing practices and strategies within the nursing community, therefore, the evidence based researches of these innovations are linked with the study of diabetes and obesity nursing.
Evidence-Based Support
It is stated that the obesity rates of Weslaco community are 9.7%, while obesity rate is close to 30%. Therefore, traditional nursing methods for treating these deceases are no longer effective. Interventions, offered by Maurer have already showed positive results, and treating people to self cure is a potentially effective methodology that may be applied in various communities. Hence, teaching children healthy eating habits and learn to cook with fresh produce grown at the school in accordance with “Nutrition for the Mission cooking with the chefs program” may be potentially effective.
Hence, as it is stated in Dubowsky and Suh (2006), obesity patients should be taught to treat their difficulties, and healthy eating is the first step for overcoming the problem. Hence, if kids are taught to select food properly, obesity rates will be essentially lower. In accordance with the statistical data offered by Winter (2007), up to 95% of obese people have wrong eating habits, while the others have metabolic and endocrine violations. Therefore, the potential success coefficient of these measures is high enough. (Nathan, Delahanty, 2006)
Additionally, patients of Weslaco community have an opportunity to get involved into various activities, such as recreation in six parks, enjoying golf in two golf courses, perform activities in a skate park and two swimming pools, and other facilities that are available for the residents for relaxation needs. However, the deficient health education knowledge is the main cause of the increased obesity and diabetes rates in the community, in comparison with general Texas data. Hence, health education is regarded as one of the key steps for solving the problem. As it is stated in Poudrier (2007, p. 237):
Promoting healthy eating and lifelong physical activity will be critical in curbing diabetes in children. School and community involvement is essential in the effort to reach and teach Texans that diabetes is controllable. Mexican Americans have numerous diet concerns. The culture consumes a traditional diet that is high in saturated fat and carbohydrates, with a low intake of green leafy vegetables.
In the light of this fact it should be stated that the actual importance of the healthy eating teaching may be explained by the necessity to propagandize the healthy way of life, as fast food, hypodynamia, as well as ecological problems stimulate endocrine violations, as well as metabolic processes dysfunction, which causes obesity, diabetes and other related problems. (Translational Research for the Prevention and Control of Diabetes and Obesity, 2007)
Therefore, the plan will involve the implementation of teaching and nursing practices associated with training. Nursing departments will be responsible for the training process, while the key aim of the implementation will be to train nurses properly. The action will have to be started as soon as the program is confirmed by health care ministry, and the planned duration will have to be at least month for training and explaining the necessities of healthy way of life, as well as regular check of the results for each community.
Reference List
Dubowsky, S. D., Suh, H., (2006). Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension May Enhance Associations between Air Pollution and Markers of Systemic Inflammation. Environmental Health Perspectives, 114(7), 992.
Nathan, D. M., & Delahanty, L. M. (2006). Beating Diabetes: The First Complete Program Clinically Proven to Dramatically Improve Your Glucose Tolerance. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Poudrier, J. (2007). The Geneticization of Aboriginal Diabetes and Obesity: Adding Another Scene to the Story of the Thrifty Gene. The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, 44(2), 237.
Translational Research for the Prevention and Control of Diabetes and Obesity. (2007). Environmental Health Perspectives, 115(8), 419.
Winter, M. (2007). Ling Qi Wants to Break the Link between Obesity and Type II Diabetes. Human Ecology, 35(2), 22.