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:

Dependent Variable

In an experiment or study, it is the variable that is being tested and measured, expected to change in response to alterations in the independent variable.

Coefficient Of Correlation

A statistical measure that quantifies the degree to which two variables change together; ranging from -1 to 1.

Least Squares Estimate

A method in regression analysis to estimate the coefficients by minimizing the sum of the squared residuals.

Population Slope

It refers to the slope of the line that best fits the entire population data in a regression model, representing the average change in the dependent variable for a one-unit change in the independent variable.