A client has recently been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
What should be the nurse’s initial step when developing an educational plan?

To prevent lipodystrophy in a client receiving insulin therapy, what should the nurse instruct the client to do?

Which prescribed medication for the client recovering from a traumatic amputation does the nurse correlate to the treatment of phantom limb pain?

The client diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) has a new prescription for clopidogrel. What information should the nurse include when teaching the client about this medication?

The nurse is discharging a client who was just prescribed insulin glargine daily at 2000. Which of the following should be included in the teaching? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

A patient has been receiving warfarin sodium 2.5 mg PO daily for four days and the International Normalized Ratio (INR) is 1.9. What should be the nurse’s next step?

A client diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease has the nursing problem of Impaired Tissue Integrity related to ischemic tissue of the legs and feet.
What is an expected outcome to include in the care plan?

The nurse explains to a patient diagnosed with diabetes mellitus that the major benefit of frequent self-monitoring of blood glucose is that:

A patient is recovering from an episode of diabetic ketoacidosis and reports feeling “anxious, shaky, and sweaty.”. What should be the nurse’s initial action?

The nurse receives an order to administer cefazolin to a client diagnosed with a urinary tract infection. The nurse withholds the medication and notifies the health care provider because the client: