Author Question: The nurse is counseling an overweight, noncompliant, 30-year-old female with type 2 diabetes. Which ... (Read 51 times)

Anajune7 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is counseling an overweight, noncompliant, 30-year-old female with type 2 diabetes. Which change is most important for the nurse to suggest?

a. Begin an exercise program and lose weight.
b. Obtain annual eye examinations.
c. Keep a food diary.
d. Inspect feet daily.

Question 2

When caring for a 10-hour postabdominal surgery patient, which finding the nurse should report to the charge nurse?

a. 20 mL of clear green emesis
b. Pain level of 5/10
c. No urine output since surgery
d. A weak cough ability

31809pancho · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
All of these changes are important, but exercise and weight loss are priority changes. In the type 2 diabetic, weight reduction and increased physical activity can restore blood glucose to normal levels and maintained ithence the importance of diet and exercise in the management of type 2 diabetes. Annual eye examinations are important to detect onset of diabetic retinopathy. A food diary can help the patient to visualize food intake that may be subconscious otherwise. Diabetics are prone to foot problems and wounds and should inspect their feet daily.

Answer to Question 2

C
The postsurgical patient should void in 4 to 8 hours after surgery. Scant emesis, moderate pain, and a weak cough are expected findings after abdominal surgery and do not require immediate report to the charge nurse.