Using knowledge of child development, what approach is best when preparing a toddler for a procedure?
a. Avoid asking the child to make choices.
b. Plan for a teaching session to last about 20 minutes.
c. Demonstrate on a doll how the procedure will be done.
d. Show the necessary equipment without allowing child to handle it.
ANS: C
Prepare toddlers for procedures by using play. Demonstrate on a doll but avoid the child's favorite doll because the toddler may think the doll is really "feeling" the procedure. In preparing a toddler for a procedure, the child is allowed to participate in care and help whenever possible. Teaching sessions for toddlers should be about 5 to 10 minutes. Use a small replica of the equipment and allow the child to handle it.
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