The Patient Is Newly Diagnosed with Diabetes and Will Be

question 8

Multiple Choice

The patient is newly diagnosed with diabetes and will be discharged in the next day or so.The nurse is teaching the patient how to draw up and self-administer his insulin.Which nursing theory is the nurse utilizing?

• A) Watson's philosophy of transpersonal caring
• B) Orem's self-care deficit theory
• C) Rogers' theory
• D) Henderson's theory

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