The Nurse, Instructing a Patient Newly Diagnosed with Type 2

question 18

Multiple Choice

The nurse, instructing a patient newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, reminds the patient about the need for an annual dilated retinal eye examination and annual urine tests to measure protein levels. The nurse is functioning within which role with this patient?

• A) Educator
• B) Researcher
• C) Advocate
• D) Leader

Distinguish between the physiological changes in the heart's electrical activity during rest and exercise.

Associate specific heart sounds with the mechanical actions within the heart that produce them.

Identify and understand the importance of the heart's pacemaker cells and their location.

Understand the clinical relevance of various ECG components and their changes during pathological conditions or physiological activities.

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Definitions:

Distractibility

A common inability to maintain attention or focus on the task at hand due to being easily pulled away by other stimuli.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

is a mental health disorder characterized by persistent and excessive worry about various aspects of life, not limited to one specific issue.

Constantly "On Edge"

This term describes a state of being continually anxious, tense, or irritable.

Apprehensive

Feeling anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy.