A 61-Year-Old Client with Diabetes Mellitus Has Physician's Orders for Meticulous

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Multiple Choice

A 61-year-old client with diabetes mellitus has physician's orders for meticulous foot care.Which of the following is the best rationale for the order?

• A) The aging process causes increased skin breakdown.
• B) There is increased neuropathy with this pathology that places the client at risk.
• C) The client probably has a history of poor hygienic care.
• D) The lower extremities are difficult to see and therefore hard to maintain with good hygiene.

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