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Title: The nurse discovers on talking with the parents of a child that the child is waking at night to ...
Post by: bamagurley on Feb 5, 2018
The nurse discovers on talking with the parents of a child that the child is waking at night to drink. Once when denied water, the child drank out of the toilet and another time the child drank from a puddle.
 
  The nurse most suspects and further assesses this child for: a. type 1 diabetes mellitus c. diabetes insipidus
  b. type 2 diabetes mellitus d. diabetic ketoacidosis


Title: The nurse discovers on talking with the parents of a child that the child is waking at night to ...
Post by: Many2100 on Feb 5, 2018
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A Incorrect. Learning that a child is waking at night to drink, and when denied water has then taken water out of the toilet or a puddle, the nurse will not most suspect type 1 diabetes mellitus.
B Incorrect. Learning that a child is waking at night to drink, and when denied water has then taken water out of the toilet or a puddle, the nurse will not most suspect type 2 diabetes mellitus.
C Correct. A common symptom of diabetes insipidus is the child who is much more satisfied with water in copious amounts than other liquids. The child will awaken at night to drink. Young children who have been denied fluids have been known to drink from a toilet or a puddle on the ground.
D Incorrect. Learning that a child is waking at night to drink, and when denied water has then taken water out of the toilet or a puddle, the nurse will not most suspect diabetic ketoacidosis.