A 5-year-old with ADHD bounces out of a chair in the waiting room and begins to slap another child. What is the nurse's best action?
a. Call for emergency assistance from other staff.
b. Direct the child to stop. Comfort the other child.
c. Instruct the parents to take the child home immediately.
d. Take the child to another room with toys to act out feelings.
D
Use of play to express feelings is appropriate because the cognitive and language abilities of the child may require acting out of feelings if verbal expression is limited. This action also distracts the child. The distracters provide no outlet for feelings or opportunity to develop coping skills.
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