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The Child with Endocrine Dysfunction
A child eats some sugar cubes after experiencing symptoms of hypoglycemia.
What should
follow this rapid-releasing sugar?
a. Fat
b. Fruit juice
c. Several glasses of water
d. Complex carbohydrate and protein
D
Symptoms of hypoglycemia are treated with a rapid-releasing sugar source followed
by a
complex carbohydrate and protein. Fat, fruit juice, and several glasses of water do
not provide
the child with complex carbohydrate and protein necessary to stabilize the blood
glucose.
The nurse is caring for an 8-year-old child with type 1 diabetes. The nurse
should teach the
child to monitor for which manifestation of hypoglycemia?
,a. Lethargy
b. Thirst
c. Nausea and vomiting
d. Shaky feeling and dizziness
D
Some of the clinical manifestations of hypoglycemia include shaky feelings;
dizziness;
difficulty concentrating, speaking, focusing, or coordinating; sweating; and pallor.
Lethargy,
thirst, and nausea and vomiting are manifestations of hyperglycemia.
The nurse is caring for an 11-year-old boy who has recently been diagnosed
with diabetes.
Which should be included in the teaching plan for daily injections?
a. The parents do not need to learn the procedure.
b. He is old enough to give most of his own injections.
c. Self-injections will be possible when he is closer to adolescence.
d. He can learn about self-injections when he is able to reach all injection sites.
B
School-age children are able to give their own injections. Parents should participate
in
learning and giving the insulin injections. He is already old enough to administer his
own
insulin. The child is able to use thighs, abdomen, part of the hip, and arm. Assistance
can be
obtained if other sites are used.
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
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.
Parents of a toddler with hypopituitarism ask the nurse, "What can we expect
with this
condition?" The nurse should respond with which statement?
a. Growth is normal during the first 3 years of life.
b. Weight is usually more retarded than height.
c. Skeletal proportions are normal for age.
d. Most of these children have subnormal intelligence.
C
In children with hypopituitarism, the skeletal proportions are normal. Growth is within
normal
limits for the first year of life. Height is usually more delayed than weight. Intelligence
is not
affected by hypopituitarism.
A child with hypopituitarism is being started on growth hormone (GH) therapy.
Nursing
considerations should be based on which knowledge?
a. Treatment is most successful if it is started during adolescence.
b. Treatment is considered successful if children attain full stature by
adulthood.
c. Replacement therapy requires daily subcutaneous injections.
d. Replacement therapy will be required throughout the child's lifetime.
C
Additional support is required for children who require hormone replacement therapy,
such as
preparation for daily subcutaneous injections and education for self-management
during the
school-age years. Young children, obese children, and those who are severely GH
deficient
Exam 3 GRADED A+ Pass 100%
Solved Questions And All Correct
Answers 2025-2026 New Update
VERIFIED
The Child with Endocrine Dysfunction
A child eats some sugar cubes after experiencing symptoms of hypoglycemia.
What should
follow this rapid-releasing sugar?
a. Fat
b. Fruit juice
c. Several glasses of water
d. Complex carbohydrate and protein
D
Symptoms of hypoglycemia are treated with a rapid-releasing sugar source followed
by a
complex carbohydrate and protein. Fat, fruit juice, and several glasses of water do
not provide
the child with complex carbohydrate and protein necessary to stabilize the blood
glucose.
The nurse is caring for an 8-year-old child with type 1 diabetes. The nurse
should teach the
child to monitor for which manifestation of hypoglycemia?
,a. Lethargy
b. Thirst
c. Nausea and vomiting
d. Shaky feeling and dizziness
D
Some of the clinical manifestations of hypoglycemia include shaky feelings;
dizziness;
difficulty concentrating, speaking, focusing, or coordinating; sweating; and pallor.
Lethargy,
thirst, and nausea and vomiting are manifestations of hyperglycemia.
The nurse is caring for an 11-year-old boy who has recently been diagnosed
with diabetes.
Which should be included in the teaching plan for daily injections?
a. The parents do not need to learn the procedure.
b. He is old enough to give most of his own injections.
c. Self-injections will be possible when he is closer to adolescence.
d. He can learn about self-injections when he is able to reach all injection sites.
B
School-age children are able to give their own injections. Parents should participate
in
learning and giving the insulin injections. He is already old enough to administer his
own
insulin. The child is able to use thighs, abdomen, part of the hip, and arm. Assistance
can be
obtained if other sites are used.
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
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.
Parents of a toddler with hypopituitarism ask the nurse, "What can we expect
with this
condition?" The nurse should respond with which statement?
a. Growth is normal during the first 3 years of life.
b. Weight is usually more retarded than height.
c. Skeletal proportions are normal for age.
d. Most of these children have subnormal intelligence.
C
In children with hypopituitarism, the skeletal proportions are normal. Growth is within
normal
limits for the first year of life. Height is usually more delayed than weight. Intelligence
is not
affected by hypopituitarism.
A child with hypopituitarism is being started on growth hormone (GH) therapy.
Nursing
considerations should be based on which knowledge?
a. Treatment is most successful if it is started during adolescence.
b. Treatment is considered successful if children attain full stature by
adulthood.
c. Replacement therapy requires daily subcutaneous injections.
d. Replacement therapy will be required throughout the child's lifetime.
C
Additional support is required for children who require hormone replacement therapy,
such as
preparation for daily subcutaneous injections and education for self-management
during the
school-age years. Young children, obese children, and those who are severely GH
deficient
