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dejastew

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A parent needs to leave a hospitalized toddler for a short period of time. What action should the nurse suggest to the parent to ease the separation for the toddler?
 
  a. Bring a new toy when returning.
  b. Leave when the child is distracted.
  c. Tell the child when they will return.
  d. Leave a favorite article from home with the child.

Question 2

The nurse needs to assess a 15-month-old child who is sitting quietly on his father's lap. What initial action by the nurse would be most appropriate?
 
  a. Ask the father to place the child on the exam table.
  b. Undress the child while he is still sitting on his father's lap.
  c. Talk softly to the child while taking him from his father.
  d. Begin the assessment while the child is in his father's lap.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
If the parents cannot stay with the child, they should leave favorite articles from home with the child, such as a blanket, toy, bottle, feeding utensil, or article of clothing. Because young children associate such inanimate objects with significant people, they gain comfort and reassurance from these possessions. They make the association that if the parents left this, the parents will surely return. Bringing a new toy would not help with the separation. The parent should not leave when the child is distracted, and toddlers would not understand when the parent should return because time is not a concept they understand.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
For young children, particularly infants and toddlers, preserving parentchild contact is a good way of decreasing stress or the need for physical restraint during an assessment. For example, much of a patient's physical examination can be done with the patient in a parent's lap with the parent providing reassuring and comforting contact. The initial action would be to begin the assessment while the child is in his father's lap.



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