A Client with Diabetes Is Visually Impaired and Wants to Know

question 6

Multiple Choice

A client with diabetes is visually impaired and wants to know whether syringes can be prefilled and stored for later use.Which is the nurse's best response?

• A) "Yes. Prefilled syringes can be stored for 3 weeks in the refrigerator in a vertical position with the needle pointing up."
• B) "Yes. Prefilled syringes can be stored for up to 3 weeks in the refrigerator, placed in a horizontal position."
• C) "Insulin reacts with plastic, so prefilled syringes are okay, but they must be made of glass."
• D) "No. Insulin cannot be stored for any length of time outside of the container."

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Definitions:

Nature-Nurture Controversy

The ongoing debate over the relative contributions of genetic inheritance and environmental factors to human development and behavior.

Active-Passive Controversy

A debate concerning the roles of individual agency versus external factors in influencing one's behavior and development.

Continuity-Discontinuity Controversy

A debate in developmental psychology regarding whether human development progresses smoothly and gradually (continuity) or through distinct stages (discontinuity).

Cohort Effect

Differences between age groups that arise not necessarily from aging but from the unique social and environmental influences affecting those groups during their developmental periods.