The nurse is preparing to give the child an intramuscular injection. The nurse's best approach would be to:
a. smile and laugh about the injection
b. say, "I am going to give you a little stick."
c. say, "Good little children don't cry."
d. say, "I am going to give you an injection that may hurt a little."
D
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A Incorrect. The nurse's best approach would never be to smile and laugh about the injection.
B Incorrect. The nurse's best approach would never be to say, "I am going to give you a little stick."
C Incorrect. The nurse's best approach would never be to say, "Good little children don't cry."
D Correct. The nurse should never smile or laugh then giving an injection, say something won't hurt then it will, or use words with double or literal meanings such as a "shot" or a "stick in the arm."
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