To help an adolescent deal with diabetes,the nurse needs to 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) Awareness of peers that diabetes is a severe disease

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Adolescence is a time when the individual has a need 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.An adolescent is usually not future oriented.Awareness of peers that diabetes is a severe disease would further alienate the adolescent with diabetes.The peer group would focus on the differences.

To Help an Adolescent Deal with Diabetes,the Nurse Needs to Consider