The nurse is caring for a preschool-age child who needs a CT scan. Which action should the nurse use to best prepare the child for this diagnostic test?
A) Tell the child to follow directions to avoid being hurt.
B) Help the child to pretend that the CT scan machine is a camera.
C) Explain that the child must behave because the technician is busy.
D) Tell the child that the CT scan is a picture of the dark parts inside the body.
B
Feedback:
Because preschoolers' imagination is so active, this leads to several fears such as fear of the dark and mutilation. The nurse needs to help the child understand that the CT scanner is like a camera to take pictures of the body parts. Threatening the child to follow directions or becoming hurt plays into the child's fear of mutilation. Telling the child to behave creates a fear of punishment. Telling the child that the CT scan is a picture of the body's dark parts plays into the child's fear of the dark.
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