You are the clinic nurse providing patient education to a teenage girl who was diagnosed 6 months ago with type 1 diabetes. Her hemoglobin A1C results suggest she has not been adhering to her prescribed treatment regimen. As the nurse, what variables do you need to assess to help this patient better adhere to her treatment regimen? Select all that apply.

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Nurses success with health education is determined by ongoing assessment of the variables that affect a patients ability to adopt specific behaviors, to obtain resources, and to maintain a healthy social environment. The patients ability to teach her friends about her condition is not a variable that the nurse would likely assess when educating the patient about her treatment regimen. Type 1 diabetes is not curable.

You Are the Clinic Nurse Providing Patient Education to a Teenage