The nurse is caring for an adolescent who had an external fixator placed after suffering a fracture of the wrist during a bicycle accident. Which statement by the adolescent should be expected about separation anxiety?
a. "I wish my parents could spend the night with me while I am in the hospital."
b. "I think I would like for my siblings to visit me but not my friends."
c. "I hope my friends don't forget about visiting me."
d. "I will be embarrassed if my friends come to the hospital to visit."
ANS: C
Loss of peer-group contact may pose a severe emotional threat to an adolescent because of loss of group status, so friends visiting are an important aspect of hospitalization for an adolescent. Most adolescents do not need a parent to spend the night during hospitalization and sometimes view the hospitalization as a welcome event. Adolescents would be more concerned about friends visiting than siblings. Adolescents want visitors to keep control and maintain social status among their group of peers.
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