During a home visit the population nurse determines that a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus is activity participating in self-management. What did the nurse observe to come to this conclusion?
1. Mother makes the child lunch.
2. Child measure capillary blood glucose.
3. Brother waits to play with the child outdoors.
4. Older sister takes the child to the playground.
Answer: 2
Explanation: 2. With a chronic illness, self-management would be the child taking responsibility for the care of the illness such as measuring own capillary blood glucose. The actions of the other family members do not support the child's self-management of the health problem.
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