A nurse is developing a plan of care for a 14-year-old adolescent who is hospitalized with a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus. The client refuses to participate in diabetes education sessions, stating, "I am not doing this. I do not want to be different from my friends." Based on developmental stages and transitions, which nursing intervention is the most appropriate priority to support this client?
- AProvide a structured reward system that offers praise and privileges for each successfully completed education session.
- BEducate the client about the severe, long-term physiological complications of uncontrolled diabetes to emphasize the importance of compliance.
- Arrange for the client to interact with a peer support group of other adolescents managing type 1 diabetes.Cevap
- DInstruct the parents to assume primary responsibility for the client's blood glucose monitoring and insulin administration.
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Arrange for the client to interact with a peer support group of other adolescents managing type 1 diabetes.
The correct answer addresses the core conflict of Erikson's Identity versus Role Confusion stage. Adolescents place paramount importance on peer relationships, fitting in, and body image. By connecting the client with a peer support group of other adolescents with type 1 diabetes, the nurse helps normalize the condition, reduces feelings of isolation, and leverages peer influence to encourage participation in disease management.
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Applying Erikson's stages of psychosocial development (Identity vs. Role Confusion) to adolescent patient care.