The health cost is one of the key aspects defining the quality of care and safety of the patients. This is so because the high cost of health care services impacts negatively on the operations of the health care delivery systems. It also leads to non-adherence of the patient with the laid down medication plan due to costs involved. It also raises the odds of negative health consequences as well as the risk to the patient. According to studies by Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), among the U.S. population overall, 29.7 million people or 8.9% of the U.S. population had diagnosed diabetes (CDC, 2024).
In this assessment, we will have an overview of health care costs associated with the management of diabetes in Mr. Mathew and devise a healthcare plan for the management of diabetes in terms of cost in health care, patient safety and care as a nursing student. Other aspects discussed include governmental policies, their effectiveness, impact on the nursing and the origin of benchmark data.
During my practicum I was able to interact with Mr. Mathew for two hours. Mr. Mathew is 45 years of age, male, Caucasian, who has been diagnosed with diabetes for the last twenty years. The interview helped me get an idea of the status of healthcare, patient safety, and cost of health for diabetes in the United States.
From the interaction, I identified that Mr. Mathew has had two major episodes of hyperglycemic hyperosmolar State (HHS), caused by diabetes, leading to severe dehydration and increased osmolarity of blood in the last four months for which his family sought help from the emergency care of the nearby health facility. He was admitted the two occasions until he was
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