Which is the most appropriate nursing intervention to promote normalization in a school-age child with a chronic illness?
a. Give child as much control as possible.
b. Ask child's peer to make child feel normal.
c. Convince child that nothing is wrong with him or her.
d. Explain to parents that family rules for the child do not need to be the same as for healthy siblings.
ANS: A
The school-age child who is ill may be forced into a period of dependency. To foster normalcy, the child should be given as much control as possible. It is unrealistic to expect one individual to make the child feel normal. The child has a chronic illness. It would be unacceptable to convince the child that nothing is wrong. The family rules should be similar for each of the children in a family. Resentment and hostility can arise if different standards are applied to each child.
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