You are teaching a patient from a general teaching plan that has been set up for all patients with type 2 diabetes. What would be your first consideration if this patient is unable to perform her blood glucose test without assistance?
1. The patient has not accepted her diagnosis.
2. The patient feels the test strip is wrong for testing her blood.
3. The patient is having problems understanding the process.
4. The learning objectives should be less specific for this patient.
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Sometimes the process breaks down when a patient does not understand what to do, cannot af-ford the treatment plan, or loses confidence in her ability to change. Whatever the problem, the nurse must attempt to discover where the process went wrong.
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