Author Question: The client with type 2 diabetes is training to prepare for a marathon, and is brought to the urgent ... (Read 31 times)

JGIBBSON · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The client with type 2 diabetes is training to prepare for a marathon, and is brought to the urgent care center with hypoglycemia. The nurse's instructs are based on the knowledge that:

1. Extra medication is needed prior to running
2. The client will need to reduce the distance run each day.
3. Exercise reduces blood sugar, and less medication might be required.
4. With a diagnosis of diabetes, the client should not run a marathon.

Question 2

As the family of a client with a terminal illness weighs the options of future care, the nurse explains the difference between hospice care and palliative care as follows:

1. The focus of hospice care is to prolong life
2. All hospice care is palliative, but not all palliative care is hospice
3. Palliative care is provided for terminally ill clients with a prognosis of 6 months or less survival time
4. Hospice care is never provided in a hospital

nital · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: Exercise lowers blood sugar, so the physician might need to adjust the client's dosage, or might have the client administer medication based on blood sugar levels instead of taking a preset amount each day. Clients with diabetes can be as active as they choose to be, so long as their blood sugar and medication are adapted to the increased exercise levels.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: The focus of hospice is to improve the quality of life, rather than to prolong it.