The Nurse Is Providing Information to a Patient Recently Diagnosed

question 16

Multiple Choice

The nurse is providing information to a patient recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) . The patient expresses a desire to understand the disease. Which information provided by the nurse is accurate?

• A)Insulin is released into the gastrointestinal tract to aid in the digestion process.
• B)Glucose is carried into cells when glucose transporters are activated in the membrane.
• C)Diabetes is most frequently caused by the inability of the pancreas to release insulin.
• D)Type 1 and type 2 DM are reversible with dietary, weight loss, and exercise programs.

Understand the concept of the zone of proximal development and its theorist.

Grasp the progression of logical reasoning and working memory in children.

Appreciate the role of neurological development in cognitive processes.

Distinguish between assimilation and accommodation.

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Definitions:

Misinformation

False or inaccurate information, often spread unintentionally, that can mislead people.

False News

Information that is deliberately misleading or fabricated and presented as genuine news.

Random Sequences

Sequences of numbers or events where each member has an equal probability of occurring and the occurrence of each member is independent of the others.

Placebo Effect

A beneficial effect, produced by a placebo drug or treatment, that cannot be attributed to the properties of the placebo itself, and must therefore be due to the patient's belief in that treatment.