A 3-year-old girl is admitted to the hospital for eye surgery. You provide her with a doll and syringe for therapeutic play
She sticks the doll in the eye with the syringe and says, "You won't watch TV again when I tell you not to!" What is your best response to this?
A) Ask her if she ever accidentally stuck herself in the eye.
B) Explain that nurses never give injections into eyes.
C) Pretend that you are the doll and say, "Ouch!"
D) Ask her if she thinks having surgery is punishing her.
D
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