Which Action Should the Nurse Take First When Teaching a Patient

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which action should the nurse take first when teaching a patient who is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about home management of the disease?

• A) Ask the patient's family to participate in the diabetes education program.
• B) Assess the patient's perception of what it means to have diabetes mellitus.
• C) Demonstrate how to check glucose using capillary blood glucose monitoring.
• D) Discuss the need for the patient to actively participate in diabetes management.

Recognize the ethical responsibilities of businesses towards stakeholders other than shareholders.

Understand the relationship between legal acts and morality.

Define ethics and distinguish it from legal standards.

Appreciate the concepts of rule utilitarianism versus act utilitarianism.

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Definitions:

Investigator Allegiance

The phenomenon where researchers' preferences or beliefs about the effectiveness of a therapy influence the outcomes of their studies.

Emotion-Focused

An approach emphasizing the recognition, understanding, and managing of one’s emotions as central to personal well-being and therapy.

Self-Organization

The process by which systems, naturally or artificially, structure themselves without external guidance to achieve a coordinated function or pattern.

Regulation

The process of controlling or managing certain behaviors or processes, often through guidelines, norms, or laws within a specific context.