The nurse is caring for an obese woman who was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. When developing this patient's plan of care, what is the priority nursing diagnosis?
A) Imbalanced nutrition: more than body requirements related to obesity
B) Risk for unstable blood glucose related to ineffective dosing of antidiabetic agents
C) Disturbed sensory perception related to glucose levels
D) Ineffective coping related to diagnosis and therapy
A
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The priority with this patient is to address her obesity because losing weight may eliminate the problem. Depending on the agent that is ordered, there may be risk for unstable blood glucose and the patient may need support to cope with the diagnosis but these are not the priority concern. Disturbed sensory perception is not indicated to be a problem at this time.
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