Which is the most developmentally appropriate intervention when working with the hospitalized adolescent?
a. Encourage peers to call and visit when the adolescent's condition allows.
b. Encourage the adolescent's friends to continue with their daily activities; the
adolescent has concrete thinking and will understand.
c. Discourage questions and concerns about the effects of the illness on the
adolescent's appearance.
d. Ask the parents how the adolescent usually copes in new situations.
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A The peer group is important to the adolescent's sense of belonging and identity;
therefore separation from friends is a major source of anxiety for the hospitalized
adolescent.
B Adolescents should have advanced beyond concrete thinking. In addition,
hospitalized adolescents may be upset if their friends continue with daily
activities without them. Communication, interacting, and meeting with friends
will be important.
C Questions and concerns should be encouraged regarding the adolescent's
appearance and the effects of illness on appearance.
D How the adolescent copes should be asked directly of the adolescent.
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