A newly diagnosed diabetic client is crying and says "I can't learn to live with this. It's overwhelming and people with diabetes get their feet cut off and just die!" The best response by the nurse is

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In the empowerment approach to diabetic education, the nurse assumes the client will be capable of being responsible for making informed decisions about their diabetes care. This is a powerful coping mechanism. However, a newly diabetic client may wish to have the health care team make decisions until the client feels ready, after becoming more familiar with the disease and costs/benefits of different treatment options. Option c is the only answer that utilizes knowledge of the empowerment-based educational approach with the sensitive understanding that the client may not yet be ready for education.

A Newly Diagnosed Diabetic Client Is Crying and Says "I