The nurse should teach parents of a preschool child with type 1 ...

[ahriuashd]

The nurse should teach parents of a preschool child with type 1 diabetes that which can raise the blood glucose level?
 
  a. Exercise
  b. Steroids
  c. Decreased food intake
  d. Lantus insulin

Question 2

The nurse is discussing with a child and family the various sites used for insulin injections. Which site usually has the fastest rate of absorption?
 
  a. Arm
  b. Leg
  c. Buttock
  d. Abdomen

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Parents should understand how to adjust food, activity, and insulin at the time of illness or when the child is treated for an illness with a medication known to raise the blood glucose level (e.g., steroids). Exercise, insulin, and decreased food intake can cause hypoglycemia.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The abdomen has the fastest rate of absorption but the shortest duration. The arm has a fast rate of absorption but short duration. The leg has a slow rate of absorption but a long duration. The buttock has the slowest rate of absorption and the longest duration.

[ahriuashd]

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