The nurse identifies several factors that might contribute to sensory overload in a hospitalized school-age child, including:
1. Narcotic medications.
2. Being one of several children in a family.
3. Diagnosis of chickenpox.
4. Having intravenous lines inserted.
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Rationale: Narcotics and sedatives can decrease the awareness of stimuli.
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