Which nursing intervention would be most effective when assisting a child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to learn to use good hygiene measures each morning?
a. Have the child watch parents groom and dress each morning.
b. Stay with the child while talking them through each activity every morning.
c. Add a new activity to the morning care routine each time the child masters a task.
d. Dress the child slowly and encourage him or her to practice redressing again alone.
C
The child with ADHD will learn best when skills are taught in small steps and when new skills are added only after the child demonstrates mastery and comfort in performing the previous tasks. In addition, it is important to reduce the stimuli in the learning milieu, such as television or radio, to allow the child to concentrate.
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