The nurse is caring for an adolescent on the unit whose father has just died. The adolescent is very quiet, and the nurse attempts to talk with the child. The adolescent remains silent, not wishing to talk about the loss
The nurse plans a different approach to this child and might consider which of the following to assist this child? 1. Calling the mother to invite friends to the hospital
2. Asking the doctor to prescribe a sedative
3. Providing the adolescent with paper, pens, and pencils
4. Notifying the hospital chaplain
3. Providing the adolescent with paper, pens, and pencils
Rationale:
Talking is not always the best way to reach a child or adolescent. The nurse offers tools to allow the child to write or draw and use creativity to work through feelings of grief. Notifying the mother to send the adolescent's friends to the hospital without asking the child is inappropriate. Asking the doctor to prescribe a sedative will only delay the grieving process. Calling the chaplain is an option, but it would be better if the adolescent were given a choice. Many times, children can work through feelings of grief in a creative manner.
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