Hyperglycemia, Diabetes Mellitus / Adolescent / Management of Hyperglycemia NRBS 4110 Case Study _ Ricky Alvarez, a 13-year-old Native American male with poorly managed type 1 diabetes: Admission Diagnosis: Hyperglycemia, Wound Infection.

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Hyperglycemia, Diabetes Mellitus / Adolescent / Management of Hyperglycemia NRBS 4110 Case Study _ Ricky Alvarez, a 13-year-old Native American male with poorly managed type 1 diabetes, presented to ... the emergency department on Wednesday morning with a foot wound infection and symptoms of hyperglycemia. Following initial treatment in the emergency department, he was admitted to the pediatric unit for IV antibiotics, diabetes management, and teaching. Both Ricky and his mother are frustrated with his diabetes diagnosis and are reluctant to participate in his care. In this scenario, students will have the opportunity to prioritize and implement nursing interventions for an adolescent patient experiencing hyperglycemia and to conduct diabetic teaching with a reluctant patient and mother [Show More]

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