Risk Factors
Risk Factors ( 5 Questions)
A client is concerned about her increased risk of developing gestational diabetes due to her ethnic background.
The nurse explains that which ethnic origin is associated with a higher risk of gestational diabetes?
Caucasian women have a lower risk of gestational diabetes than other ethnic groups
Hispanic women have an intermediate risk of gestational diabetes, lower than Native American but higher than Caucasian.
According to UpToDate, Native American women have a higher risk of gestational diabetes than other ethnic groups.
Gestational diabetes is a condition that occurs when the body cannot produce enough insulin or use it effectively during pregnancy, leading to high blood sugar levels.
Pacific Islander women have a similar risk of gestational diabetes as Hispanic women, lower than Native American but higher than Caucasian.
The correct answer is choice C. Native American. According to UpToDate, Native American women have a higher risk of gestational diabetes than other ethnic groups.
Gestational diabetes is a condition that occurs when the body cannot produce enough insulin or use it effectively during pregnancy, leading to high blood sugar levels.
Choice A is wrong because Caucasian women have a lower risk of gestational diabetes than other ethnic groups.
Choice B is wrong because Hispanic women have an intermediate risk of gestational diabetes, lower than Native American but higher than Caucasian.
Choice D is wrong because Pacific Islander women have a similar risk of gestational diabetes as Hispanic women, lower than Native American but higher than Caucasian.
Normal ranges for fasting blood glucose are 60 to 99 mg/dL and for 1-hour glucose screening are less than 140 mg/dL.
Danielle’s fasting 1-hour glucose screening level of 164 mg/dL was above the normal range and indicated the need for further testing.