The nurse is planning care for a patient who has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which intervention is likely to be most effective for this patient?

The patient is brought to the emergency department (ED) after falling down and being briefly unconsciousness. The patient’s wife is with him and tells the nurse in private, “He’s not been like himself. He’s verbally abusive, now, and mean. He was always the sweetest man I ever knew.” The nurse suspects testing will reveal a lesion in which lobe of the brain?

The 6-month-old infant is admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with a diffuse purpuric rash and prolonged bleeding. The nurse notes the fingers on the right hand are pale and cool to the touch. Which question asked of the parents will be the most helpful in diagnosing this patient’s condition?