Nursing Process Based on Betty Newman Model in a Client with Type 2 Diabetes: A Case Study

Mehrabi Rad, Fatemeh; Valizadeh, Fatemeh; Heydari, Heshmatolah; Karami, Kimia

doi:10.22087/ijac.2025.515844.1057

Nursing Process Based on Betty Newman Model in a Client with Type 2 Diabetes: A Case Study

Document Type : Case Study

Authors

Fatemeh Mehrabi Rad ¹

Fatemeh Valizadeh ²

Heshmatolah Heydari ²

Kimia Karami ²

¹ Social Security Hospital, Khorramabad, Lorestan, Iran

² Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahid Madani Hospital, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran

10.22087/ijac.2025.515844.1057

Abstract

Diabetes can result in severe complications and exacerbations, necessitating acute care. The application of nursing models, such as Neuman's Systems Model, can enhance the quality of care for patients with diabetes. This study aimed to implement the nursing process based on Neuman's Systems Model in patients with type 2 diabetes. The study, conducted in 2024, focused on a 40-year-old female patient with type 2 diabetes. Data were collected through interviews and a review of the patients’ medical records. During the study, the interactions among five variables (physiological, psychological, social, developmental, and spiritual) were examined, and stressors were identified at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and extra personal levels. Nursing diagnoses and perceived stress were determined at three levels of prevention, and nursing interventions were implemented and classified accordingly. The results of the variables, as well as individual, interpersonal, and extrinsic stressors, revealed ten potential and actual nursing diagnoses related to the type of stressor. In conclusion, designing and implementing the nursing process based on the Betty Neuman nursing model in patients with diabetes can lead to an improved understanding of care needs, appropriate, efficient, and evidence-based nursing care, and ultimately reduce frequent referrals to health care systems. Therefore, it is recommended that this model be used for the care of patients with diabetes.

Keywords

Nursing Process

Nursing models

Diabetes

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