A Patient Bursts into Tears When the Primary Care NP

question 5

Multiple Choice

A patient bursts into tears when the primary care NP diagnoses diabetes.The NP should:

• A) ask the patient about past experiences with anyone who has this diagnosis.
• B) reassure the patient that the medications and blood tests will become routine.
• C) call in a social worker to assist the patient to obtain equipment and supplies.
• D) refer the patient to a diabetes educator to provide teaching about the disease.

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An ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra, built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, a masterpiece of Muslim art in India.

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