The nurse is caring for a 12-year-old who is hospitalized with a chronic illness. Which action might help the chronically ill preteen thrive while hospitalized?
A) Encourage the patient to wear his or her own clothes, talk to friends on the phone, and interact with other patients who have similar illnesses
B) Make all treatment and care decisions; the preteen is too young to have any responsibility for his or her own care
C) Create a clear list of behavioral rules to give the patient when he or she arrives
D) Encourage the patient to keep his or her limitations foremost in mind when trying a new skill or task at which his or her peers have begun to excel
Question 2
A 10-year-old child says that she is embarrassed at school
when people find out that her 7-year-old sister only has one arm because of a car accident in which the other arm was injured and had to be amputated. Which statement would be most appropriate for the nurse to make to the child?
A) Your sister didn't want to lose her arm; you shouldn't feel embarrassed.
B) That must be confusing, but it's important for your sister that you support her.
C) That must be hard. I know you love your sister; it's normal for you to feel a little embarrassed.
D) Your sister probably feels more embarrassed than you do.
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