When assisting a 5-year-old child to develop the ability to delay gratification, it is most valuable for the nurse to:
a. teach parents to assign a point system for expected daily activities.
b. develop the nurse-patient relationship during unstructured playtime.
c. encourage the child to express feelings when feeling frustrated.
d. model the ability to delay gratification.
A
Nursing interventions that help children learn to delay gratification include a point system to reinforce the behaviors, the use of games with commands such as "stop" and "wait," and other activities and strategies that teach self-control.
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