Reference no: EM133261610

Case Scenario:

You are an Enrolled nurse working in primary health care. 

A new referral to your clinic, Mr McFarlane, has recently been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.

As part of your role, you are working with a Registered Nurse to assess the client and to develop    plan of care appropriate for the client with both short and long term objectives and goals.

Character Briefs:

Mr George McFarlane. Male, aged 53 years. Married for 5 years with 3 children.

Mr McFarlane's background includes:

• Second marriage - first wife died of cancer 8 years previously
• Occupation - Long haul truck driver
• Earns good money
• Away from home a lot - not there to support family
• Overweight - 135kg
• Hypertension
• Uses watching television and beer to cope with stress
• Smoker
• Diet preferences are Australian. Often has a poor diet when on the road for work including 'fatty food from truck stops'
• Has a 26-year old son from first marriage who has severe depression and uses illicit drugs, visits on occasion (very disruptive when he does visit)
• Unknown social support and external interests
• Has osteoarthritis in (L) knee
• Reliant on wife, Yu Yang, to complete all domestic duties as he is not self-sufficient.

Mrs Yu Yang McFarlane is Mr McFarlane's wife. She is 38 years old. 

Mrs McFarlane's background includes:

• Came to Australian as a university student
• Fell pregnant at the age of 19 - did not marry
• Married George 5 years ago
• Has 3-year old twins at home
• One twin has developmental disorder
• English language is good
• Was/Is isolated with no extended family
• Her issues will be those of isolated immigrant
• Prefers to cook Asian food
• Needed help with raising child and so she invited her Chinese mother to come to Australia to help out
• Needed help with raising child and invited Chinese mother to Australia to help out