Assisting Diabetic Clients

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Test - Assiting Diabetic Clients

The State of Idaho has regulations that help safeguard clients and caregivers, including rules about any care that involves piercing the skin. These rules allow:

A caregiver may help guide a client's hand as the client injects himself/herself. True
False
A caregiver can help a client check his or her blood sugar, except NOT with the
It is OK if the caregiver fills the syringe with insulin as long as the client double checks the amount. True
False
Whan a client's hands shake a lot, it is OK for the caregiver to inject the insulin as long as the client is alert and says where to inject it. True
False

It is important to throw the used syringe into the watebasket immediately after putting the cap back on the needle, so no one will get stuck by the needle.
This statement is false in 2 areas. What are they?

Diabetics' skin more easily gets rashes and opens up into sores when it is sweaty, damp and in an area not open to the air. What 3 areas of his/her body does a diabetic especially need to check or ask someone else to check to prevent sores?

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