The nurse is working with the caregivers of a child who has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Question

The caregivers ask the nurse to help them figure out how to get their child to pay better attention to instructions because then they tell her to do something, she never seems to recall what they asked her to do or she completes only part of the task. She is having the same problem at school. What is the best intervention the nurse can suggest? a. Give only one or two instructions at a time, and break new tasks into smaller parts, teaching each part separately.
b. Write all the instructions out in detail, and give the written instructions to the child to use while completing the task.
c. Offer a reward for completing tasks, and have an appropriate punishment for not completing work.
d. Have another child who is organized and completes the tasks to work with and tutor their child.

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A Correct: The best intervention the nurse can suggest is to give only one or two instructions at a time, and break new tasks into smaller parts, teaching each part separately. Instructions should be given as simply and clearly as possible, demonstrating if necessary. Have the child repeat the instructions back to the caregiver.
B Incorrect: The nurse should not suggest writing all the instructions out in detail, and giving the written instructions to the child to use while completing the task. Only one or two instructions should be given at a time, not all of them.
C Incorrect: The nurse should suggest offering a reward such as praise for completing tasks, but not having an appropriate punishment for incomplete work.
D Incorrect: The best intervention the nurse can suggest is not to have another child who is organized and completes the tasks to work with and tutor their child.