A child is receiving care ongoing stress, a problem that has been causing her to avoid going to school. How should the nurse first attempt to treat the child?
A) Teach the child the importance of being happy and unstressed.
B) Administer therapy that alters the child's mood and feelings.
C) Administer antidepressants to counter stress.
D) Find the factors that have caused stress in the child.
D
Feedback:
The nurse in this case should try to find the factors that have caused stress and depression in the child. The nurse should calmly talk to the child and find the reason for her avoiding going to school. The child will not likely understand the importance of being happy and unstressed, and this approach is simplistic and usually ineffective. Administering therapies or antidepressants is premature and likely beyond the nurse's scope of practice.
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