A Child in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Is Started

question 12

Multiple Choice

A child in the pediatric intensive care unit is started on cortisone.When the nurse enters the room to check his blood glucose,the parents are concerned that he is now a diabetic.Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?

• A) "Being critically ill can raise a patient's blood glucose."
• B) "I'm sorry; we should have been checking this all along."
• C) "Increased blood glucose can be a side effect of steroids."
• D) "The doctor is curious about how his glucose levels are."

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