Question

a client with diabetes has impaired sensation in the lower extremities. what education would be necessary to reduce the clients risk of injury?

emember to follow your diet so you lose weight this month.\

ub lotion on the skin of your legs and feet twice a day.\
\take your insulin twice a day as we have discussed.\
\always test the temperature of bathwater before stepping in.\

Explanation:

Diabetes - related impaired lower - extremity sensation means the client may not feel heat, cold, or pain properly. Testing bathwater temperature is directly related to preventing burns (a type of injury) due to inability to sense heat. Following a diet for weight loss (not directly injury - prevention for the extremities in this context), using lotion (more for skin health not immediate injury prevention related to sensation loss), and taking insulin (managing diabetes but not directly preventing extremity injury from sensation loss) are not as relevant.

Answer:

“Always test the temperature of bathwater before stepping in.”