The nurse is caring for a 10-year-old boy with hyperpituitarism due to a tumor on the anterior pituitary gland. What will be the priority intervention for this child?
A) Promoting a healthy body image
B) Encouraging effective family coping
C) Providing pre- and postoperative care
D) Promoting knowledge about treatment
C
Response:
The priority intervention will be providing pre- and postoperative care. Promoting a healthy body image for the boy and encouraging effective family coping are secondary interventions for after the surgery. Promoting knowledge about proper treatment would be more of the physician's responsibility than the nurse's.
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