A three-year-old child has been found to have a mild to moderate hearing loss. The mother tells the nurse: "The doctor told me I should put my child in day care but didn't tell me why

Question

Do you know why the doctor recommends day care?" The nurse's response will be based on the knowledge that day care will: 1. Help the child recognize his hearing deficit.
2. Increase the child's socialization skills.
3. Improve the child's immunity by increased exposure to organisms.
4. Teach other children that children are different.

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Rationale 1: This would not be a goal of treatment. The child is aware of what he hears but may not be aware of what he is not hearing.
Rationale 2: By increasing the interaction with other children, the hearing-impaired child will improve his socialization skills.
Rationale 3: Increased exposure to organisms will occur, but this is not the goal of the recommendation.
Rationale 4: The physician's concern is the well-being of this child, not the other children.
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