From the report, what clinical manifestations did the nurse obtain that indicate diabetes mellitus type 1? What additional report information would the nurse need before beginning care for Billy?
Speaker1: Emergency department, How may I help you?
Speaker2: hi, my name is jolene, I am the nurse from the pediatric medical surgical unit?May I speak to the nurse who’s talking care of my new admission,Billy Stewart?
Speaker1:yes ,I will page her.
Speaker 3: hello, this is Debbie.
Speaker 2: Hi this is jolene, I am the nurse from the pediatric medical surgical floor. I will be admitting Billy Stewart. He is the 12 year old with diabetes.Can you give me the report?
Speaker3: yes, Billy came into the emergency department at 7:30 with a three day history of sore throat and increased thirst.He also had a frontal headache and his appetite was decreasing, and also he lost 20 pounds in last one month. The provider saw him earlier this morning, and his urnie was positive for
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From the report, what clinical manifestations did the nurse obtain that indicate diabetes mellitus
type 1? What additional report information would the nurse need before beginning care for
Billy?
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