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The home care nurse plans to teach a 73-year-old female client about her medication, including how to give herself injections of insulin. Knowing that there are often barriers to medication adherence for the elderly,
 
  the nurse should plan to do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
  A) Use standardized teaching plans for insulin administration
  B) Complete a mental status assessment
  C) Supervise the medication regime intermittently
  D) Document for communication with providers
  E) Discuss whether she takes the medications as ordered

Question 2

Often when the nurse interacts with clients in need of teaching, assessment data can provide clues to the nurse in how to proceed. For example, if the client indicates he cannot handle hearing about a device required for care, the nurse can infer that the
 
  A) cannot read.
  B) is not motivated to learn.
  C) is anxious.
  D) has limited ability to provide self-care.



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coyin

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Answer to Question 1

B, D, E

Answer to Question 2

B




yoooooman

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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