What Is the Best Nursing Action When a Child with Type

question 30

Multiple Choice

What is the best nursing action when a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus is sweating,trembling,and pale?

• A) Offer the child a glass of water.
• B) Give the child 5 units of regular insulin subcutaneously.
• C) Give the child a glass of orange juice.
• D) Give the child glucagon subcutaneously.

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Definitions:

Individual Needs

Basic or psychological requirements that motivate behavior and are essential for personal wellbeing and growth.

Corporate Ladder

The hierarchical structure within an organization, representing different levels of position and responsibility, which employees aim to ascend.

Higher-order Needs

Needs in Maslow's hierarchy that go beyond basic physiological and safety requirements, focusing on psychological and self-fulfillment desires.

Maslow's Needs Hierarchy

A theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow, suggesting that individuals are motivated by a hierarchy of needs starting from the most basic physical needs to higher psychological needs.