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A caregiver has just learned that his child has diabetes insipidus and asks the nurse: Just what is diabetes insipidus? Which of the following is the nurse's best answer?
 
  a. This disease involves a shortage of a hormone called antidiuretic hormone (ADH) that normally concentrates urine, and a shortage results in excretion of large amounts of dilute urine.
  b. It is a form of diabetes mellitus, and although it shares some features, it is somewhat different from type 1 and type 2.
  c. It is the only type of diabetes that does not involve the pancreas and insulin deficiency.
  d. There is a malfunction of the thirst mechanism in the brain, and the child drinks copious amounts of water without ever being satisfied and is in danger of water intoxication.

Question 2

When teaching the caregivers about transporting children safely in the car, the nurse will stress that the adults must abide by the same rules they expect the children to abide by, and this includes putting on the seat belt before the car moves,
 
  because of which of the following reasons? a. Preschoolers like to imitate whatever adults do.
  b. The caregiver could die or be comatose and be of no help at all in an accident.
  c. It is not fair for an adult to expect a child to do something the adult will not do.
  d. Adults are more likely to be hurt in an accident.



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A Correct. Diabetes insipidus is best described as a disease involving a shortage of a hormone called antidiuretic hormone (ADH) that normally concentrates urine, and this shortage results in excretion of large amounts of dilute urine.
B Incorrect. Answering a caregiver's question about how best to describe diabetes insipidus, the nurse's best answer is not: It is a form of diabetes mellitus, and although it shares some features, it is somewhat different from type 1 and type 2.
C Incorrect. Answering a caregiver's question about how best to describe diabetes insipidus, the nurse's best answer is not: It is the only type of diabetes that does not involve the pancreas and insulin deficiency.
D Incorrect. Answering a caregiver's question about how best to describe diabetes insipidus, the nurse's best answer is not that there is a malfunction of the thirst mechanism in the brain, causing the child to drink huge amounts of water risking water intoxication.

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A Correct. When teaching the caregivers about transporting children safely in the car, the nurse will stress that the adults must abide by the same rules they expect the children to abide by because preschoolers like to imitate whatever adults do.
B Incorrect. When teaching the caregivers about transporting children safely in the car, the nurse will not stress that the adults must abide by the same rules they expect the children to abide by because the caregiver could die or be comatose and be of no help at all in an accident.
C Incorrect. When teaching the caregivers about transporting children safely in the car, the nurse will not stress that the adults must abide by the same rules they expect the children to abide by because it is not fair for an adult to expect a child to do something the adult will not do.
D Incorrect. When teaching the caregivers about transporting children safely in the car, the nurse will not stress that the adults must abide by the same rules they expect the children to abide by because adults are more likely to be hurt in an accident.




jlmhmf

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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