A nurse is caring for a school-age child who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as being consistent with hyperglycemia?

A. Check the pH of the gastric secretions. Correct. Checking the pH of gastric secretions helps confirm proper placement of the NG tube in the stomach, ensuring safe administration of the feeding.

B. Attach the feeding bag tubing to the end of the NG tube. This should not be done first because the correct placement of the NG tube must be verified before attaching the feeding bag to prevent aspiration or incorrect administration.

C. Flush the tube with water. Flushing the tube is important to ensure patency, but it should be done after confirming the placement of the NG tube.

D. Set the administration rate on the feeding pump. Setting the administration rate is important, but it should be done after verifying the NG tube placement and ensuring the tube is patent.

A. Maculopapular skin burrows on the hand. Correct. Scabies is characterized by burrows in the skin, often seen as small, wavy, thread-like lesions, commonly found on the hands, between fingers, and on wrists.

B. Scaly lesions on the inner thighs. Incorrect. While scaly lesions can be present in various skin conditions, they are not typical of scabies.

C. Bull's eye edematous area on the groin. Incorrect. This description is more characteristic of Lyme disease, not scabies.

D. Rash with red macular lesions on the scalp. Incorrect. Scabies does not typically affect the scalp, especially in older children and adults.