When explaining the causes of hypothyroidism to the parents of a newly diagnosed infant, a nurse should recognize that further education is needed when the parents ask which question?

The parents of a child diagnosed with diabetes ask the nurse about maintaining metabolic control during a minor illness with loss of appetite. What is the best response by the nurse?

What is the best intervention by a nurse to increase an adolescent’s compliance with treatment for diabetes mellitus?

The parent of a child with diabetes asks a nurse why blood glucose monitoring is needed. What is the best response by the nurse?

The nurse is assessing a child recently admitted with diabetes who has developed ketoacidosis. Which statement is the most accurate?

The nurse is teaching the parents of a child newly diagnosed with diabetes to identify the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia. Which response by the parents indicates the teaching has been effective?

A child has experienced symptoms of hypoglycemia and has eaten sugar cubes. The priority intervention by the nurse would be to have the client ingest which of the following?

An adolescent with diabetes tells the community nurse that he has recently started drinking alcohol on the weekends. What is the most appropriate intervention by the nurse?

When children are more physically active, which change in the management of the child with diabetes should the nurse expect?

When counseling parents of a neonate with congenital hypothyroidism, the nurse should encourage which behavior?

The nurse is helping an adolescent deal with diabetes. What is the most important factor about the adolescent for the nurse to consider in her approach?

A nurse is assessing a child with juvenile hypothyroidism. The nurse documents which assessment finding?

A nurse should recognize that exophthalmos (protruding eyeballs) may occur in children with which condition?

When teaching parents about signs that indicate levothyroxine (Synthroid) overdose, which comment from a parent indicates the need for further teaching?

The nurse is providing instruction to a single parent about administering levothyroxine (Synthroid) to her neonate. What is the most important information for the nurse to provide?

An infant with hypothyroidism is receiving oral thyroid hormone. The nurse is most concerned about which assessment findings?

The nurse is teaching the parents of a neonate newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism about the condition. What is the most important information for the nurse to provide?

The nurse is assessing an infant with a suspected diagnosis of hypothyroidism. The nurse would assess the infant for which sign?

A nurse is assessing a toddler with hypothyroidism. During the assessment, the nurse is most concerned when the toddler presents with which finding?

A nurse is observing an infant with thyroid hormone deficiency. Which signs would the nurse commonly observe?

What is the most important statement for the nurse to include when explaining the diagnostic evaluation of neonates for congenital hypothyroidism?

A child with diabetes type 1 tells the nurse he feels shaky. The nurse assesses the child’s skin to be pale and sweaty. What is the most important intervention by the nurse?

The nurse has just admitted a 2-year-old child with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. Which cardinal sign would support the diagnosis?

The nurse asks the mother of a neonate at her 2-week office visit how the baby is doing. Which statement should the nurse be most concerned about?

A nurse is teaching parents about therapeutic management of their neonate diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism. Which response by a parent would indicate the need for further teaching?

The nurse is counseling the parents of a neonate with congenital hypothyroidism. The parents tell the nurse that they are concerned about the severity of the intellectual deficit. The nurse explains that the deficit is related to which factor?

While receiving teaching about giving insulin injections, an adolescent questions the nurse about the reuse of disposable needles and syringes. What is the best response by the nurse?

Which guideline would be appropriate for the nurse to implement when teaching an 11-year-old child who was recently diagnosed with diabetes about insulin injections?

A parent asks the nurse what criteria are used to measure good metabolic control in a child with diabetes mellitus. What is the best response by the nurse?

The nurse suspects a client of having diabetic ketoacidosis. Which blood glucose value would be observed with this condition?