The nurse is preparing to teach a 43-year-old man who is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about home management of the disease. Which action should the nurse take first?
a. Ask the patient's family to participate in the diabetes education program.
b. Assess the patient's perception of what it means to have diabetes mellitus.
c. Demonstrate how to check glucose using capillary blood glucose monitoring.
d. Discuss the need for the patient to actively participate in diabetes management.
ANS: B
Before planning teaching, the nurse should assess the patient's interest in and ability to self-manage the diabetes. After assessing the patient, the other nursing actions may be appropriate, but planning needs to be individualized to each patient.
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