The nurse is taking care of a school-age child with 50% burns to the head and upper part of the body. The nurse recognizes that the most significant stressors for children of this age with life-threatening illness are: (Select all that apply.)
1. Separation from family.
2. Loss of self-control.
3. Painful and invasive procedures.
4. Fear of the medical team.
5. Disfigurement.
1.
1, 2, 3, 4
Rationale:
1. Young children will have anxiety from separation from family members.
2. Children who are hospitalized fear losing control of self.
3. Fear of painful and invasive procedures will cause stress for children.
4. Children of this age do not usually have fear of the medical team.
5. One stressor for children is fear of disfigurement.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word.
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