The Nurse Is Admitting a Patient for Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus

The nurse is admitting a patient for uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. The nurse suspects that the patient could benefit from diabetic teaching. To corroborate her suspicion, during the patient interview the nurse: (Select all that apply.)

A) determines the patient's cognitive ability and potential language barriers.
B) gathers information about what the patient already knows about diabetes.
C) Attempts to determine the need for referrals and education.
D) Formulates the patient's plan of care using a standard protocol.
E) Prepares to teach the patient using materials written at a third-grade level.

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