Holistic care for patient with diabetes

Diabetes has many treatment options much of which the patient’s health behavior plays a significant role. Holistic care for patient with diabetes includes education, medication, diet, and exercise. Understanding the process of changing behaviors will help the HCP with strategies to support difficult health behavior changes (“noncompliant”) for patients.

Research and find information on The Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change.

1. Define the preparation stage.

2. Discuss the nursing implications and related nursing intervention for the preparation stage as it pertains to the patient with diabetes.

3. Explain how understanding the process of changing behavior can help you facilitate a change for the patient with diabetes in order to help them gain better glycemic control. Be specific in your explanations.

you are using The Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change to answer the three questions.

please cite references.