The nurse is establishing a discharge teaching plan for a diabetic patient with visual impairment who is seen in urgent care for an ankle sprain
Which self-care tasks will need additional adjust-ments to accommodate for the visual impairment? (Select all that apply.) a. Taking medications
b. Testing blood glucose
c. Applying ice pack to ankle injury
d. Applying Ace wrap to ankle
e. Taking insulin
A, B, E
When patients have visual impairments, they may have difficulty with tasks requiring visual de-tail (e.g., reading prescriptions or syringes). This increases the risk of improper administration of medications in the home setting. Applying ice packs and wrapping with an ace wrap do not re-quire any high degree of visual acuity and do not pose a safety concern.
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