A 5-year-old boy with ADHD bounces out of his chair in the clinic waiting room and runs over to
another child and begins to slap her. The best action for the nurse to take is to
a. tell the boy's mother to take him home immediately.
b. direct him to stop, then comfort the other child.
c. call for emergency assistance from other staff.
d. take him to a room with toys to act out feelings.
D
Use of play to express feelings is appropriate because the cognitive and language abilities of the
child may require acting out of feelings if verbal expression is limited. Option A would not be
advantageous to the child. Option B provides no outlet for feelings or opportunity to develop coping
skills. Option C would be unnecessary.
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