Evidence of Knowledge Availability in Diabetes: Professional Standards and Nursing Practice
Overview
This paper examines the availability and application of advanced knowledge in diabetes nursing specialty. It discusses how professional standards in nursing—including assessment, diagnosis, and outcome identification—require comprehensive knowledge across the 3 Ps: physical assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology. The author reflects on personal application of these standards in professional diabetes nursing practice.
What this coursework covers
- Evidence of availability of knowledge in Diabetes: discusses assessment, diagnosis, and planning as indicators of advanced knowledge in diabetes nursing
- Professional standards that require knowledge of 3 Ps: explains how assessment, diagnosis, and outcome identification require expertise in physical assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology
- Applying specialty practice standards in Diabetes: reflects on the author's personal application of professional standards including ethics, communication, and collaboration
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Evidence of availability of knowledge in Diabetes
The availability of knowledge is vital in every field. Diabetes is a healthcare field that relies entirely on available and evolving ability to improve humans' lives (Care, 2019). Advanced knowledge is evident in the nursing profession through different professional standards like assessment, diagnosis, and planning. Assessment is an integral part of a nurse specializing in Diabetes. Patients with Diabetes have signs and symptoms that might be shared with other diseases (American-Nurses-Association, 2017). For example, extreme fatigue and weight loss. These symptoms are common to people suffering from malaria too. Assessment is a sign of advanced knowledge. Only a specialized nurse practitioner can perform an accurate assessment.
After an assessment, there is a need to make a diagnosis to ascertain Diabetes. It is always to identify and assess the outcomes after a diabetes patient receives treatment. Despite an accurate diagnosis and prescription of medication, the disease can persist, prompting the outcome's assessment. Diagnosis and post-treatment assessment also shows that advanced knowledge is available in diabetes specialty (American-Nurses-Association, 2017). Planning is another evidence of progressive experience in healthcare. A nursing practitioner plans carefully and describes alternatives and strategies that help attain the expected outcome.
Professional standards that require knowledge of 3 Ps
Several professional standards guide the practices of nurses specializing in Diabetes. Some of the standards require the knowledge of bio-psychological sciences and 3Ps. The 3 ps include advanced physical assessment, pathophysiology, and pharmacology.