The nurse is admitting a 4-year-old child to the hospital for surgery. Before administering medicine, how should the nurse identify this child?
A) Read the child's arm band.
B) Ask the child to state his or her name.
C) Tell the child to state his or her nickname.
D) Say the child's name and see if the child answers.
A
Feedback:
When asked what is their name, children cannot be depended on to reply with their correct name. Anxious to please, a preschooler will answer the question, "Are you Johnny Jones?" with "yes.". The child may also agree with any other name the nurse states. Stating a nickname would not correctly identify the child.
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