A Newly Diagnosed Patient with Diabetes Is Being Taught the Procedure

question 19

Multiple Choice

A newly diagnosed patient with diabetes is being taught the procedure for obtaining a blood glucose specimen.What information should the nurse include in patient teaching about the procedure for capillary puncture?

• A) Puncture the center of the fingertip.
• B) Allow the alcohol to dry completely.
• C) Hold the finger upright for the puncture.
• D) Squeeze the finger to increase blood flow.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

Indicates how much the individual data points in a data set generally deviate from the mean of the data.

Mean

The mean of a collection of numbers, found by summing all the numbers and then dividing by the total number of values.

Standard Deviation

An indicator of the degree of unevenness or spread among values in a statistical set.

Mean

The average value of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all the values by the number of values.