The nurse is planning to meet the spiritual needs of a 6-year-old child who is hospitalized. Which child behavior should the nurse encourage to provide security to the child who is in a strange environment?
A) Saying bedtime prayers
B) Hanging a religious picture over the bed
C) Giving the child a Bible to keep at the bedside
D) Asking the hospital chaplain to visit with the child
A
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Bedtime prayers may be especially important to young children because they lend security in a strange environment. Hanging a religious picture, providing with a Bible, and having the hospital chaplain visit will not necessarily provide security to a child in a strange environment.
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