A Nurse Cares for a Client Newly Diagnosed with Graves

question 11

Multiple Choice

A nurse cares for a client newly diagnosed with Graves' disease.The client's mother asks,"I have diabetes mellitus.Am I responsible for my daughter's disease?" How should the nurse respond?

• A) "The fact that you have diabetes did not cause your daughter to have Graves' disease.No connection is known between Graves' disease and diabetes."
• B) "An association has been noted between Graves' disease and diabetes, but the fact that you have diabetes did not cause your daughter to have Graves' disease."
• C) "Graves' disease is associated with autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, but not with a disease such as diabetes mellitus."
• D) "Unfortunately, Graves' disease is associated with diabetes, and your diabetes could have led to your daughter having Graves' disease."

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