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Garrulous

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The nurse is designing a nursing care plan for a toddler with lymphoma, who is hospitalized for treatment. Which of the following is a priority intervention that the nurse should include in this child's nursing plan?
 
  A) Limiting visitors to scheduled visiting hours
  B) Planning physical therapy for the child
  C) Introducing the toddler to other toddlers in the unit
  D) Monitoring the toddler for developmental delays

Question 2

While hospitalized, a school-age child began sleepwalking. The nurse teaches the parents how to handle sleepwalking once the child is discharged. Which statement indicates that this teaching has been effective?
 
  A) We should not wake up the child..
  B) We should shake the child to wake up immediately..
  C) We should wake the child up gently and return the child to bed..
  D) We should keep the child awake in the living room to play before going to bed..



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Answer to Question 1

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When the toddler is hospitalized, growth and development may be altered. The toddler's primary task is establishing autonomy, and the toddler's focus is mobility and language development. The nurse caring for the hospitalized toddler must use knowledge of normal growth and development to be successful in interactions with the toddler, promote continued development, and recognize delays. Parents should be encouraged to stay with the toddler to avoid separation anxiety. Planning activities and socialization of the toddler is important, but the priority intervention is monitoring for, and addressing, developmental delays that may occur in the hospital.

Answer to Question 2

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It is untrue that sleepwalkers should not be wakened. The child should be woken gently, be reoriented, and then returned to bed after reassurance of being safe. The child can be woken up. The child should not be shaken. The child should not be encouraged to play before going back to bed.



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