The nurse is working with a group of caregivers of chronically ill, school-age children
In discussing ways to promote self-care among this group of children, which of the following suggestions might be the most appropriate to suggest to this group of caregivers? The caregivers could:
A) make a chart of goals the child could do successfully; add a sticker to the chart each time a goal is reached.
B) write a contract with the child, with the reward being a certain privilege when specific self-care tasks are completed a certain number of times.
C) model the task for the child each day until he or she begins to perform the task.
D) encourage the child to socialize with the well children every day so that he or she is motivated to become as independent as those peers.
B
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