A student nurse is assigned to care for a preschool child who is scheduled for surgery. How can the student decrease the child's fears about the surgery?
A) Explain that nothing is going to hurt and that it will soon be over.
B) Be honest about pain and use words the child can understand.
C) Ask the child's parents to pretend that nothing is going to be done.
D) Ignore the child's fears and focus on teaching the parents.
B
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