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The nursing instructor asks a nursing student about phenylketonuria (PKU). Which statement made by the student indicates a need for further teaching?

"PKU primarily affects the gastrointestinal system."

A health care provider prescribes an intravenous (IV) solution of 5% dextrose and half-normal saline (0.45%) with 40 mEq of potassium chloride for a child with hypotonic dehydration. The nurse performs which priority assessment before administering this IV prescription?

Checks the amount of urine output

The nurse is assisting a school-age client with type 1 diabetes to follow an appropriate diet. Which recommendations should the nurse make for this client? Select all that apply.

Drink a half a cup of orange juice before soccer practice.

The mother of a 6-year-old child who has type 1 diabetes mellitus calls a clinic nurse and tells the nurse that the child has been sick. The mother reports that she checked the child's urine and it was positive for ketones. The nurse should instruct the mother to take which action?

Encourage the child to drink liquids.