The patient tells the nurse that she is not confident with self-injection of insulin. The nurse should use which of the following to validate this information from the patient?
A) ask the family how the patient performed the self-injection
B) confer with the other staff members to see how the technique was taught to the patient
C) determine what insulin was prescribed by the provider
D) observe the patient giving the insulin injection
D) observe the patient giving the insulin injection
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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