A child has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The nurse has taught the child the difference between insulin shock and diabetic hyperglycemia
The nurse knows that the child understood the teaching when the child states that the characteristics of diabetic hyperglycemia would be
1. tremors and lethargy.
2. hunger and hypertension.
3. thirst and flushed skin.
4. shakiness and pallor.
Answer:3
Rationale: Thirst and flushed skin are characteristic of diabetic hyperglycemia. Tremors,lethargy,hunger,shakiness,and pallor are characteristic of hypoglycemia.Hypertension is not a sign associated with hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia.
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