The nurse is teaching coping strategies to parents of a child with a chronic illness. What coping strategies should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
a. Listen to the child.
b. Accept the child's illness.
c. Establish a support system.
d. Learn to care for the child's illness one day at a time.
e. Do not share information with the child about the illness.
ANS: A, B, C, D
Coping strategies for parents caring for a child with a chronic illness include listening to the child, accepting the child's illness, establishing a support system, and learning to care for the child's illness one day at a time. Information should be shared with the child about the illness.
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