A 20-year-old man newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes needs to learn how to self-administer insulin
When planning the appropriate educational interventions and considering variables that will affect his learning, the nurse should prioritize which of the following factors?
A) Patient's expected lifespan
B) Patient's gender
C) Patient's occupation
D) Patient's culture
Ans: D
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One of the major variables that influences a patient's readiness to learn is the patient's culture, because it affects how a person learns and what information is learned. Other variables include illness states, values, emotional readiness, and physical readiness. Lifespan, occupation, and gender are variables that are usually less salient.
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