Lynne Melchior, MSN, ACNP-BC, CDE, is an instructor in the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs at USI. She is a nurse, certified diabetes educator, and certified acute care nurse practitioner. Melchior is also a nurse practitioner at the St. Vincent’s Post Discharge Clinic in Evansville, Indiana.
Easily implemented during routine exams, the following assessment techniques can help reveal early signs of this condition in children and adolescents.