The nurse is caring for an 11-year-old boy who has recently been diagnosed with diabetes. Which should be included in the teaching plan for daily injections?
A) The parents do not need to learn the procedure.
B) He is old enough to give most of his own injections.
C) Self-injections will be possible when he is closer to adolescence.
D) He can learn about self-injections when he is able to reach all injection sites.

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School-age children are able to give their own injections. Parents should participate in learning and giving the insulin injections. He is already old enough to administer his own insulin. The child is able to use thighs, abdomen, part of the hip, and arm. Assistance can be obtained if other sites are used.

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