What parents should have the most difficult time coping with their child's hospitalization?
a. Parents of a child hospitalized for juvenile arthritis
b. Parents of a child hospitalized with a recent diagnosis of bronchiolitis
c. Parents of a child hospitalized for sepsis resulting from an untreated injury
d. Parents of a child hospitalized for surgical correction of undescended testicles
ANS: C
Factors that affect parents' reactions to their child's illness include the seriousness of the threat to the child. The parents of a child hospitalized for sepsis resulting from an untreated injury would have more difficulty coping because of the seriousness of the illness and because the wound was not treated immediately.
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