Question

A nurse has been assigned to care for a client with newly diagnosed insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. When teaching the client proper injection techniques, which statement will the nurse use to promote emotional readiness in the client?

Answer 1

Nurse teaching the client with proper injection techniques, the only way to check whether the client is emotionally ready to implement the techniques on himself or whether the client know fully what was taught, the nurse would ask the client to teach back again what he demonstrated earlier to him. Otherwise , client may feel confuse when injecting himself and hand may shiver, if he is not ready emotionally.