A caregiver asks the nurse for advice on how to explain the death of a grandfather to a 5-year-old child
The nurse shares with the caregiver that children of this age look at death differently than adults do and that children would best understand and benefit from the explanation: a. "Your grandfather has gone to rest." c. "His body and his heart fore out."
b. "Your grandfather worked too hard." d. "He has gone to a much better place."
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A Incorrect. Providing advice to a caregiver about how best to explain the death of a grandfather to a 5-year-old child, the nurse shares with the caregiver that children of this age look at death differently than adults do, and would suggest the avoidance of abstractions such as: "Your grandfather has gone to rest." So then is the nap over.
B Incorrect. Providing advice to a caregiver about how best to explain the death of a grandfather to a 5-year-old child, the nurse shares with the caregiver that children of this age look at death differently than adults do, and would suggest the avoidance of abstractions such as: "Your grandfather worked too hard."
C Correct. By the age of 5, children's definition of death is more focused on function. People die then they are unable to breathe, eat, talk, and walk. This reflects Piaget's second stage of cognitive development, or the preoperational stage, and reflects egocentricity and tangible, concrete thinking. The grandfather died because he could not breathe, eat, talk and walk.
D Incorrect. Providing advice to a caregiver about how best to explain the death of a grandfather to a 5-year-old child, the nurse shares with the caregiver that children of this age look at death differently than adults do, and would suggest the avoidance of abstractions such as: "He has gone to a much better place."
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