Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 89%
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Passage / Scenario
The nurse is teaching a client how to perform self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) using a blood glucose monitor.Which of the following actions, if performed by the client, indicates to the nurse the need for further teaching?
Correct answer
D
Rationale
Strategy: 'Further teaching' indicates an incorrect response. (1) helps to facilitate venous congestion (2) less painful than the center of the fingertip (3) blood should sit on the strip like a raindrop, smearing alters the reading (4) correct-forces interstitial fluid to mix with capillary blood and dilutes the blood