A nurse wishes to increase an at-risk child's resilience. What action by the nurse would be most helpful?
A.
Assist the child in recognizing internal resources.
B.
Help the child see that others are worse off.
C.
Instruct the child to "toughen up."
D.
Teach the child therapeutic communication skills.
ANS: A
Resilience is the ability to recognize and use internal or external resources in dealing with adversity. Helping the child see his or her internal resources is a positive step in improving resiliency. Telling the child that others are worse off than he or she is or that he or she should "toughen up" is dismissive and not helpful. Teaching appropriate communication is important, but children do not need therapeutic communication skills.
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