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A 16-year-old is admitted to the hospital for acute appendicitis and an appendectomy is performed. Which of the following interventions is most ap propriate to facilitate normal growth and development?
 
  A) Encourage parents to room-in and bring favorite video games.
  B) Encourage the parents to room-in and assist with ADLs.
  C) Encourage the child to rest and read.
  D) Allow the child to participate in age-appropriate activities with other adolescent patients as condition warrants.

Question 2

An anxious client has been hyperventilating. The nurse coaches the client to take deep breaths through the nose, inhaling and exhaling to the count of 5. The nurse knows this will help the client do which of the following? Select all that apply.
 
  A) Improve memory
  B) Listen better
  C) Replace shallow breathing
  D) Calm down
  E) Ignore hallucinations



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

C, D



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