The nurse is instructing a client diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus on diagnostic tests used to evaluate the control of the disorder
The nurse should instruct the client on which of the following diagnostic tests that will provide this information?
1. Fasting plasma glucose
2. Glycosylated hemoglobin
3. Random plasma glucose
4. Two-hour oral glucose tolerance test
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The glycosylated hemoglobin (hemoglobin A1c) test measures the amount of glucose attached to hemoglobin molecules and red blood cells over their life span of approximately 120 days. This test provides information about long-term control. The other options give current glucose information.
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1. A feeling that a curtain is covering the eye 2. Symptoms of dizziness 3. A feeling that the retina is detaching again 4. Severe pain
Qualitative data totally lose their value if they are converted to numbers or simple categories
A) True B) False
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