The nurse, preparing medications for a client with diabetes, recognizes that what percentage of adults with diabetes take oral agents only?
1. 60–70%
2. 30–40%
3. 50–60%
4. 40–50%
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Not this many adults take oral agents only.
Rationale 2: More than 30–40% of adults take oral agents only.
Rationale 3: 58% of adults with diabetes take oral agents only.
Rationale 4: More than 40–50% of adults take oral agents only.
Global Rationale: 58% of adults with diabetes take oral agents only.
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