The nurse is caring for a 14-year-old child who is scheduled to have surgery the next day. What would be the most appropriate to help prepare this child for surgery?
A) Allow the child to use the equipment that will be seen in the operating room, such as masks, gowns, gloves
B) Explain to the caregivers while they are in the room with the child the reason the child will be kept NPO
C) Show the child models of the body that include the organs or parts of the body the child will be having surgery on
D) Give the child a book to read which describes the people who are involved in the preoperative, surgical, and postoperative areas
Ans: D
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