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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: HESI Case Study Diabetes Type 1 ()
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EXAM CODE: EVOLVE HESI CASE STUDIES DIABETES A
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NSWERS-101




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. Termdddd




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Q2. According to Erikson, to meet the psychosocial needs of a 5-year-
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old child in relation to a diagnosis of diabetes, which of the following should the nurse implem
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ent?
[Verified Solution]: Allow the client to check blood glucose levels independently whenever possible.
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This meets the psychosocial needs of a 5 to 8-year-
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old. According to Erikson, this stage of development is initiave vs. guilt. This stage focuses on children'
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s abilites, helping them make realistic and appropriate choices, to allow independence.
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Q3. Which immunizations would the nurse anticipate administering to the client?
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[Verified Solution]: IPV, MMR, Varicella and DtaP. These four immunizations are a included in the v
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accine schedule for school-aged children.
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Q4. Which assessment findings are of concern to the nurse? (Select all that apply. One, some,
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or all options may be correct.)
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[Verified Solution]: -Vision results of 20/50. Results of 20/40 or worse should be evaluated. -
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Ketones +2 in the urine. Ketones are not a normal finding, but they are commonly present in diabetes. -
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Serum glucose of 210 mg/dL (11.65 mmol/L). Any value greater than 200 mg/dL (11.10 mmol/L) on a
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random plasma glucose is indicative of diabetes.
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, Q5. What nursing action provides the most complete health profile for this family?
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[Verified Solution]: Complete a genogram and an ecomap of the family. The genogram and the ecoma
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p will help the nurse to learn more about this family to complete a comprehensive health profile.
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Q6. The nurse must briefly explain to the parents what is happening in their child's body. Wh
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at is the best explanation by the nurse?
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[Verified Solution]: "The body is not able to make enough insulin and your child will need to take inj
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ections." Type 1 diabetes mellitus is an auto-immune disease caused by the destruction of insulin-
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producing pancreatic β cells. The client is unable to make insulin and will require insulin injections for
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the rest of their life.
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Q7. What approach to care is the most appropriate for the client and family?
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[Verified Solution]: Management of care is a collaboration between members of an interdisciplinary te
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am. An interdisciplinary team composed of many health workers, including a pediatrician, a nurse, a die
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titian, a psychologist and others (as needed), is the best approach for taking care of the family.
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Q8. The client's initial treatment plan includes three main elements. Which three elements are
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the most important combination of treatments at this time?
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[Verified Solution]: Insulin therapy, supervision, nutrition. These three components are the most impor
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tant combination for treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus in a child.
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Q9. When establishing the nursing plan of care, what is the most significant potential proble
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m related to this new diagnosis?
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[Verified Solution]: Risk for hypoglycemia, related to the illness.
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Q10. The client is very drowsy so the mother performs a blood glucose check. The result is 42
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. The test is repeated by the nurse, who gets the same result. Which of the following actions ar
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e appropriate? (Select all that apply. One, some, or all options may be correct.)
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Give the client 4 oz of apple juice. Apple juice will raise blood sugar quickly. If the client is unable to
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drink the apple juice, glucagon will be used. -
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Give the client 0.5 mg of glucagon This is an appropriate action for a child with a very low blood gluc
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ose.

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