The Nurse Is Teaching a Client with Diabetes About Self-Care

question 24

Multiple Choice

The nurse is teaching a client with diabetes about self-care.Which activity does the nurse teach that can decrease insulin needs?

• A) Reducing intake of liquids to 2 L/day
• B) Eating animal organ meats high in insulin
• C) Limiting carbohydrate intake to 100 g/day
• D) Walking 1 mile each day

Describe the physiological measurements and scales used in stress research.

Explain the significance of psychological factors in the stress response.

Articulate the critiques and limitations of key theories in stress research.

Understand and differentiate between key theories of stress, particularly those of Lazarus and Selye.

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Definitions:

Constant Pressure

A condition or process in which the pressure remains unchanged over time.

Equilibrium

A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced, often referring to chemical reactions reaching a state where the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal.

Products

The substances that result from a chemical reaction.

Reactants

Materials that exist at the beginning of a chemical reaction and are used up to produce end products.