The nurse teaches the client that he has been placed on an ACE inhibitor to prevent which of the following complications of diabetes?
1. Kidney damage
2. Hypotensive crisis
3. Neurogenic bladder
4. Infections
Kidney damage
Rationale: ACE inhibitors and ARBs prevent the progression of diabetic nephropathy. A hypotensive crisis is not a component of diabetes; hypertension is more common. A neurogenic bladder may occur, but an ACE inhibitor will not prevent this. ACE inhibitors are antihypertensive medications and will not prevent infection.
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