The Nursing Process of a Adolescence Patient With Hyperglycemia Based on King's Goal Attainment Model: A Case Study

Introduction: This study was conducted in order to present the nursing process of an adolescence patient with hyperglycemia based on King's goal achievement model. Methods: The research sample was a teenage client with frequent hyperglycemia who had visited the hospital several times and was hospitalized. For this purpose, sample selection was done through available sampling from the research community, i.e. teenagers hospitalized in Hamedan Children's Department with hyperglycemia diagnosis. Data collection was done through the client's file, interview and observation of the client, family, doctor and nurse. The nursing process according to King's goal achievement model started after the patient accepted the researcher's request during hospitalization. The stages of the nursing process, i.e. examination, diagnosis of nursing, determination of common goals and prioritization, transaction based on client's preferences and evaluation of the degree of achievement of goals by the client by comparing before and after in the range of -2 to +2, were performed in the form of qualitative analysis. Result: The analyzes showed that diabetic adolescents did not have a proper understanding of the factors affecting the stability of blood sugar levels in the normal range, but by implementing the nursing process and understanding the conditions affecting hyperglycemia, they found the necessary preparation to interact with the nurse. The findings led to 4 nursing diagnoses and 12 care goals. In the evaluation, it was found that after the implementation of the nursing process, the adolescent client was able to experience the stability of the blood sugar level within the normal range. Conclusions: King's model can be suggested in diabetic teenagers to maintain blood sugar levels within the normal range.