A hospitalized patient who is usually well organized and calm is receiving diabetic teaching after being newly diagnosed with diabetes. The patient is forgetful, irritable, and has poor concentration. Which action should the nurse take?

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Since behavioral responses to stress include temporary changes such as irritability, changes in memory, and poor concentration, patient teaching will need to be repeated. Psychiatric referral or home caregiver referral will not be needed for these expected short-term cognitive changes. Sedation will decrease the patient's ability to learn the necessary information for self-management.

A Hospitalized Patient Who Is Usually Well Organized and Calm