The Nurse Is Planning Discharge Teaching to a Client with Diabetes

question 18

Multiple Choice

The nurse is planning discharge teaching to a client with diabetes who has a large wound. Which is the priority action for the nurse prior to initiating teaching with this client?

• A)Asking the client to state what is known about the current dressing changes
• B)Teaching the client how to take blood sugars
• C)Assessing the client's ability to self-administer insulin
• D)Determining the client's reaction to having diabetes

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Definitions:

Variability

The degree to which data points in a statistical distribution or data set diverge from the mean value.

Sample Means

The average value obtained from a sample, which is a subset of a larger population.

Population Mean

The average value of a given set of numbers in a population.

Null Hypothesis

In hypothesis testing, it's the hypothesis that assumes no effect or no difference and serves as the basis for testing statistical significance.