A client is newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus.When planning a teaching session to review insulin administration with this client,the nurse should

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Teaching interventions should never be eliminated because the nurse lacks time,but they can be streamlined.Even in the most limited situation,the nurse should schedule a block of time for health teaching.The nurse should pick times for teaching when energy levels are high,the client is not distracted by other things,it is not visiting time,and the client is not in pain.People have saturation points as to how much they can learn in one time period.Since even under the best of circumstances,people can absorb only so many details and fine points,the nurse should limit information to two or three points at a time.The nurse should keep the teaching session short,interesting,and to the point.Ideally,teaching sessions should last no longer than about 20 minutes,including time for questions.Otherwise the client may tire or lose interest.Scheduling shorter sessions with time in between to process information helps prevent sensory overload and reinforces teaching points.

A Client Is Newly Diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus