A Patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Asks Why Hyperglycemic

question 8

Multiple Choice

A patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus asks why hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HHNS) developed. After reviewing the patient's medical record, what should the nurse respond to this client? Select all that apply.

• A) "Ingesting alcohol could cause this to occur."
• B) "Having a pneumonia vaccination a month ago probably caused it."
• C) "It might have been set off by your surgery you had a few months ago."
• D) "The medication that you take for your asthma, albuterol, might have caused it."
• E) "The medication propranolol has been known to cause the health problem to occur."

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Definitions:

Internal Social Control

Regulates people through socialization and shapes people’s minds so they come to regard deviant actions as undesirable.

Importance of Learning

The significance attached to acquiring knowledge and skills, emphasizing its role in personal development, career advancement, and societal progress.

Grounding

In a psychological context, it refers to techniques used to bring someone fully into the present and calm the mind, often used in managing anxiety or stress.

Control Theory

Holds that the rewards of deviance and crime are ample. Therefore, nearly everyone would engage in deviance and crime if they could get away with it. From this point of view, the degree to which people are prevented from violating norms and laws accounts for variations in the level of deviance and crime.