Exam 31: The Child with a Metabolic Condition

The condition the nurse suspects when a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus has hyperglycemia, diaphoresis, and headaches in the morning is:

The general dietary measure to include in a teaching plan for the child with type 1 diabetes mellitus is to:

The nurse reminds the adolescent with diabetes that soluble fiber in the diet can reduce what? Select all that apply.

The laboratory result indicating good metabolic control for a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus is:

The nurse explains that the diagnosis of diabetes is made when the fasting blood glucose level is _______ mg/dL on two separate occasions, and the history is positive for indication of the disease.

What would be the most appropriate nursing response to a woman who says, "My sister had a child with Tay-Sachs disease, and I want to know if I could have a child with this condition."

The nurse explains that the function of an insulin pump is to:

The nurse planning to teach a family about Tay-Sachs disease understands the pattern of inheritance for inborn errors of metabolism is usually:

The nurse caring for a child with a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus plans the care based on the understanding that:

A child with diabetes is brought to the emergency department. He is flushed and drowsy, and his skin is dry. His father states that the child has been feeling progressively worse since the morning. This child is most likely experiencing:

When teaching a 12-year-old how to administer insulin, the nurse instructs the child to:

The nurse warns that keeping diabetes in control in an adolescent is made difficult by what? Select all that apply.

Following a closed head injury, the unconscious 10-year-old child begins to excrete copious amounts of pale urine with an attendant drop in blood pressure (BP). Based on these symptoms, the nurse suspects the development of:

The nurse reminds the parents of a diabetic with an insulin pump that the tubing of the pump should be changed aseptically every ______ hours.

A mother reports that her 4-month-old infant is lethargic, sleeps 18 hours a day, and snores. The nurse recognizes that these signs are characteristic of:

The nurse teaching parents of a child with diabetes insipidus about water intoxication would tell the parents to be alert for:

Although the child with type 1 diabetes had her prescribed insulin at 7:30 AM, the child is complaining of hunger and thirst and is drowsy at 10:30 AM. The nurse should first:

The nurse determines a parent is administering levothyroxine (Synthroid) correctly when she states:

The home health nurse is monitoring an 8-month-old child with hypothyroidism taking levothyroxine (Synthroid). The nurse recognizes signs of overdose when the assessment reveals which symptom(s)? Select all that apply.

A child receives a combination of regular and NPH insulin at 8:00 AM At 8:45 AM, when the breakfast trays have not yet arrived from the kitchen, the nurse should: