A nurse is preparing an inservice presentation for a group of staff psychiatric nurses who will be providing care to children and adolescents in a new outpatient psychiatric clinic
When describing important issues related to interviewing children, which of the following would the nurse emphasize? Select all that apply.
A) Use of simple terms such as sad or nervous instead of depressed or anxious.
B) Need for individualization of questions based on judgment and discretion.
C) Use of questions that lead the child to the response desired.
D) Speaking in longer sentences that include a description of what is being asked.
E) Need for the child's statements and behaviors to guide the interview.
A, B, E
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