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lracut11 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is teaching a patient from a general teaching plan that has been set up for all patients with type 2 diabetes. What should be the nurse's first consideration if this patient is unable to perform her blood glucose test without assistance?

a. The patient has not accepted her diagnosis.
b. The patient feels the test strip is wrong for testing her blood.
c. The patient is having problems understanding the process.
d. The learning objectives should be less specific for this patient.

Question 2

Which nursing action is an example of the evaluation step in medication administration?

a. Obtaining the clotting time results of a patient on an anticoagulant
b. Asking the patient if he or she has any allergies to medications
c. Checking a drug reference to verify the action of the drug
d. Explaining to the patient the possible side effects of the drug

sultansheikh · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Sometimes the process breaks down when a patient does not understand what to do, cannot afford the treatment plan, or loses confidence in her ability to change. Whatever the problem, the nurse must attempt to discover where the process went wrong.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Evaluation of what happens when the nurse administers a drug helps the health care provider decide whether to continue the same drug or make a change. After administering a drug, an important role of the nurse is following up to evaluate for the desired action (e.g., obtaining results of clotting time tests ordered by the physician for a patient on an anticoagulant).