A patient has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. During assessment of the patient's functional health patterns, the nurse recognizes that an ability to manage the many lifestyle changes associated with diabetes is best reflected by the patient's responses to questions related to

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The value-belief pattern will provide the most information about the patient's sense of control and willingness to make changes to control blood glucose. The role-relationship, nutritional-metabolic, and activity-exercise patterns also provide information that will be needed for the patient, but the data about these patterns will not be as helpful in determining how successful the patient will be in making changes.

A Patient Has Been Diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus