A Patient Admitted to the Hospital with Hyperglycemia and Diagnosed

question 6

Multiple Choice

A patient admitted to the hospital with hyperglycemia and diagnosed with diabetes mellitus is scheduled for discharge the second day after admission.In view of the patient's limited hospitalization,what should the nurse's teaching plan emphasize first for the patient's education about diabetes?

• A) Prioritize realistic goals that are essential to the patient's immediate learning needs.
• B) Reflect a complete plan that can be implemented by home health care nurses.
• C) Use all available time to teach the patient as much as possible about the condition.
• D) Involve teaching the family instead of the patient about management of diabetes.