The nurse is caring for an adolescent who had an external fixator placed after suffering a fracture of the wrist during a bicycle accident. Which statement by the adolescent would be expected about separation anxiety?
a. "I wish my parents could spend the night with me while I am in the hospital."
b. "I think I would like for my siblings to visit me but not my friends."
c. "I hope my friends don't forget about visiting me."
d. "I will be embarrassed if my friends come to the hospital to visit."
ANS: C
Loss of peer-group contact may pose a severe emotional threat to an adolescent because of loss of group status; friends visiting is an important aspect of hospitalization for an adolescent and would be very reassuring. Adolescents may welcome the opportunity to be away from their parents. The separation from siblings may produce reactions from difficulty coping to a welcome relief.
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