Which approach will best help a 7-year-old child cope with a lengthy course of intravenous antibiotic therapy?
a. Arrange for the child to go to the playroom daily.
b. Ask the child to draw you a picture about himself.
c. Allow the child to participate in injection play.
d. Give the child stickers for cooperative behavior.
C
Injection play is an appropriate intervention for the child who has to undergo frequent blood work, injections, intravenous therapy, or any other therapy involving syringes and needles. The hospitalized child should have opportunities to go to the playroom each day if his condition warrants. This free play does not have any specific therapeutic purpose. Children can express their thoughts and beliefs through drawing. Asking the child to draw a picture of himself may not elicit the child's feelings about his treatment. Rewards such as stickers may enhance cooperative behavior. They will not address coping with painful treatments.
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