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The healthcare provider has ordered a monofilament test on a patient with diabetes mellitus. What should be included in the nurse's instruction?

▸ "A monofilament test is used to detect retinopathy in patients with diabetes."

▸ "A monofilament test will assess feeling and sensations in different parts of your feet."

▸ "A monofilament test will detect elevated blood glucose levels and ketones in the blood."

▸ "A monofilament test will indicate weak or absent peripheral pulses in your feet."
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Gerontological Nursing


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"A monofilament test will assess feeling and sensations in different parts of your feet."

The monofilament test is used to assess a patient for the presence of protective sensation in the foot, which would alert the patient to the development of a blister or foot ulcer. Patients who can feel the filament at the designated sites are at reduced risk for developing foot ulcers.

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