Diabetes Drugs & Nursing Know-How: Can You Ace This Quiz?

During a community health visit, the nurse should recommend routine diabetes screening for individuals who meet one or more of seven risk criteria. Among the people encountered, which individual most urgently requires diabetes screening based on these criteria?

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Correct Incorrect Routine diabetes screening is recommended for individuals meeting any of seven risk factors, such as elevated triglycerides, impaired glucose tolerance, and obesity.

During a community health visit, the nurse should recommend routine diabetes screening for individuals who meet one or more of seven risk criteria. Among the people encountered, which individual most urgently requires diabetes screening based on these criteria?

• A client with an HDL cholesterol level of 40 mg/dl and a triglyceride level of 300 mg/dl
• A woman who is at 90% of standard body weight after delivering an eight-pound baby
• A middle-aged Caucasian male
• An older client who is hypotensive