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CCRN Critical Care Nursing

Category - Pediatrics

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What should a nurse know once a pediatric client is scheduled for a major operation?
  1. Greater danger would come from ketoacidosis
  2. Urine tests will provide gauge of diabetic control after the surgical procedure
  3. It will cause a rise in the blood glucose level postoperatively
  4. Once insulin is not given preoperatively then it is also not required postoperatively.
Explanation
Answer: D - Stress of a major operation will most likely cause the release of Epinephrine and Glucocorticoids that raise blood glucose levels.
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