What Is the Most Important Action When Caring for a Patient

question 48

Multiple Choice

What is the most important action when caring for a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus who is prescribed a beta blocker?

• A) Assess the patient's feet daily.
• B) Monitor for infection.
• C) Administer oral diabetic drugs.
• D) Regularly check the patient's blood glucose.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus after it has been repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Response

An automatic, natural response to a stimulus that occurs without any need for prior learning or conditioning.

Conditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Preparedness

The state of being readily equipped to handle anticipated situations or emergencies.