To help the adolescent deal with diabetes, the nurse must consider which characteristic of adolescence?
A) Desire to be unique
B) Preoccupation with the future
C) Need to be perfect and similar to peers
D) Need to make peers aware of the seriousness of hypoglycemic reactions

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Adolescence is a time when the individual wants to be perfect and similar to peers. Having diabetes makes adolescents different from their peers. Adolescents do not wish to be unique; they desire to fit in with the peer group and are usually not future oriented. Forcing peer awareness of the seriousness of hypoglycemic reactions would further alienate the adolescent with diabetes. The peer group would focus on the differences.

To Help the Adolescent Deal with Diabetes, the Nurse Must