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nelaaney · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse instructing a client newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus stresses the importance of routine eye examinations because:

1. Vision changes are common with this diagnosis.
2. Diabetes is a leading cause of blindness in the United States.
3. Corrective lenses are needed to use the blood glucose monitor.
4. Vision improves as the blood glucose level is controlled.

Question 2

The industrial nurse is planning programs to address health problems identified in the Healthy People 2010 report. The nurse should include which of the following programs with company employees at the worksite?

1. Stress management
2. Depression screening
3. Abuse screening
4. Substance abuse education

uniquea123 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

2. Diabetes is a leading cause of blindness in the United States.

Rationale:
Uncontrolled diabetes can impair vision and is a leading cause of blindness in the United States. The nurse should instruct the client on the importance of routine eye examinations to ensure fluctuating blood glucose levels are not harming the eye structures. Vision changes may or may not be common with diabetes. Corrective lenses are not always needed to use the blood glucose monitor. Vision may or may not improve when the blood glucose level is controlled.

Answer to Question 2

1. Stress management

Rationale:
Healthy People 2010 identifies the specific problem of worksites that fail to provide programs to prevent or reduce employee stress. While depression and abuse screening and substance abuse education are worthy of attention, they are not as prevalent a problem of the worksite as stress management is.