When a child is hospitalized, parents have unique needs and stressors. One of the needs is:
1. The need to be seen as a competent parent.
2. The need not to be informed.
3. The need not to have control.
4. The need to have minimal outside support.
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Rationale:
1. Parents have unique needs and stressors. Nurses should individualize care based on these specific needs.
2. Needs that are frequently identified by parents of hospitalized children include the need to be informed.
3. Parents need to feel as if they are still in control of their child's decisions.
4. Parents need to have outside support when a child has been hospitalized.
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