A patient has asked why she needs to exercise. The nurse tells ...

[geodog55]

A patient has asked why she needs to exercise. The nurse tells her that if the diabetic patient exercises, then the insulin requirement
 
  a. increases.
  b. decreases.
  c. remains unchanged.
  d. is changed to regular insulin.

Question 2

An older patient is complaining of not being able to sleep because of leg pain. What is the first thing that the nurse should identify when relieving the patient's pain?
 
  A) Cause of the pain
  B) Psychological factors
  C) Sleeping position at night
  D) Medications that could interfere with sleep

[frejo]

Answer to Question 1

B
The patient with diabetes should exercise regularly. Exercise can reduce insulin resistance and increase glucose uptake for as long as 72 hours as well as reducing blood pressure and lipid levels. However, exercise can carry some risks for patients with diabetes, including hypoglycemia.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
Identifying the cause of the pain is the essential first step to controlling it. Once the cause of the pain is identified, interventions can be implemented to try to control it. Psychological factors, sleeping position, and medications that interfere with sleep would then be analyzed once the cause of the pain is identified.

[geodog55]

Gracias!

[rachel]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it