... care provided (Doh, 2006) and ensure that the patient can lead the best possible life that they wish to, for as long as possible. The patient being cared for is a fifty-three year old man who had various wounds in his right leg. The patient suffers from type II diabetes and is obese; his past medical history is arthritis, bronchitis and leg ulcers. He has decreased mobility and is not able to go to the treatment room at the health centre; therefore he has been referred to the district nurses team. In the first visit, the nurse, needs to assess the patient and the wound. He lives in a council house with his wife and six young children, he said he is monitoring his sugar level every day and they have been constant, patient has stopped smoking and tries to follow a healthy diet but he doesn't do any exercise. ...

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