Business Strategy Report
Running head: MEDICAL SURGE 1
MEDICAL SURGE 6
I. Business Strategy Report - 100 Points (Module 1)
As a team, review and discuss the company strategy, including industry realities, competitors’ analysis, and differentiation in the market. Be sure to focus on the role of strategy in the competitive position of Motors and More. Your report should address the items below.
A. Using Porter’s Five Factors Analysis of competitive position, analyze the business strategy and describe your findings.
B. Review the role of strategy in company performance. What will be needed in the human resource strategy to support the company strategy?
Medical Surgical
Veronica Grimes
Censa International College
May 18, 2019
Concept map for type 1 & type 2 DM
Question One
Diabetes is a disease that comes up when the body does not use or make insulin in the right way.The risk factors for type 1 and type 2 Diabetes are; family history where family members may be having chances of getting the disease. Age is the other factor as it may affect people either young or old. Age is a also a factor as Diabetes type 1 can happen on children and type 2 is pronounced in older people from 45 years. Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes are thought to be caused by environmental factors to a big extent (Chaudhury et al., 2016). The comorbidities of these two types of Diabetes are; obesity, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and depression among others.
Question Two
When an individual suspects that they are suffering from Diabetes Mellitus, one goes to a healthcare facility where a nurse would examine organ systems and check for some abnormal factors. ‘Diabetes alert’ is the term given when checking for symptoms that are well known. The things to be checked are the need to urinate more often, hunger or thirst, weakness and fatigue and even sores that seem not to diasappear.Urine would be checked for urinalysis where sugar would be checked.Glucodse is also checked in blood to know if the levels are okay (Inzucchi et al., 2015).
Question Three
Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 and Type 2 are assessed through the following tests; Glycated hemoglobin (A1C) tests-this is a form of blood test that does not need any fasting. The test is capable of showing the average blood sugar level for the past three or two months. Random blood sugar test is the other assessment that is taken at any time no matter the time of eating. There is also Fasting blood sugar test that can be taken after fasting for an overnight period (Chaudhury et al., 2016). Oral glucose tolerance test is the other form of test that is done after fasting for an overnight period and blood sugar is taken note of.
Question Four
A nurse is a crucial aspect when it comes to caring for a patient that is suffering from Diabetes Mellitus. The best thing that a nurse should offer to a patient is self-management practices in order to reduce the harshness that may be faced by a patient that is undergoing through this condition. A nurse should be able to let a patient know the kind of lifestyle that should be lived. This starts from the type of food that is to be taken, drinks to be used and even the kind of exercises that should be performed. It is therefore important for a nurse to understand the requirements needed by a patient for them to be offered (Inzucchi et al., 2015).
Question Five
The management of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is no small fit as it would require interdisciplinary teams to take part in the management of this disease. There are teams that may involve nurses, doctors, dieticians, podiatrists and even clinical psychologist in dealing with patients suffering from this condition. These teams are significant as they would have to check for various patients with different kinds of Diabetes. For instance there is need to take care for children with diabetes, pregnant mothers that are almost giving birth, patients whose diabetes is not known and even patients that may be having recurring hypoglycemia (Nitzan et al., 2015). The teams should be capable of offering certain services like education and training to patients for the purpose of ensuring that patients are able to get off from their suffering.
Question Six
It is important to consider the right pharmacologic therapy when it comes to the treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 and Type 2.The important thing to look at is if a patient is insulin-resistant or insulin deficient or even both. The insulin treatments are categorized into secretagogues, insulin sensitizers, incretins among others and inhibitors arte insulin and insulin analogues. Insulin management is a critical component when it comes to the treatment of Diabetes (Chaudhury et al., 2016). Giving it to a patient should be done according to the condition that is there. Giving too much or to less may lead to worsening of the condition in a patient.
Question Seven
Management of Diabetes entails the information that a patient should have in dealing with this condition. It is important for a patient to know the kind of foods that should be taken such as fruits and not consuming foods that have too many sugars in them. There are times when a patient may be feeling too fatigued and that means that one should take sick days and rest as they take recommended food and drinks. Survival education is important in terms of knowing what one can do when they do not have enough food or access to medicine (Inzucchi et al., 2015). Information in regards to checking for complications in this condition should also be looked at and it should be in the form of knowing when the condition has worsened like a rise in blood pressure.
Question Eight
Various community resources can be used for ensuring that Diabetic patients get to benefit. There is the issue of counselors who may come in when a patient is not psychologically fit in order to get advice.The other resource may come from healthcare facilities where patients would be offered medication and treatment (Nitzan et al., 2015). Training places are also important as diabetic patients require exercises to keep themselves fit.
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