An 8-year-old child states, "Whenever I have to stop playing my video game to take my medicine, I get very mad!" The most appropriate response for the nurse to make would be:
1. "You are telling me that you get mad. Tell me what you mean by mad."
2. "You need your medicine to get better; you know this."
3. "You need to just quit acting like a baby and take your medicine like a big boy."
4. "You are going to be just fine, you only have three more days to take this medicine."
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Rationale:
1. "You are telling me that you get mad. Tell me what you mean by mad" utilizes the therapeutic technique of clarifying.
2. "You need your medicine to get better; you know this" imposes the nurse's own values on the child.
3. "You need to just quit acting like a baby and take your medicine like a big boy" is a stereotypical answer.
4. "You are going to be just fine, you only have three more days to take this medicine" does not address the child's feelings, and gives false reassurance.
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