During a well-child visit, the mother tells the nurse that her 11-year-old child is having problems controlling his temper. The mother states that when he gets mad, he often destroys things including his own possessions
The child recently smashed his bicycle, and the mother wonders how she should handle him. The nurse would suggest: 1. Spanking him when he displays this behavior because he knows better.
2. Not replacing the bike and explaining to him that when he breaks something, it will not be replaced.
3. When the child gets angry, the mother will need to yell at the child in order for the child to hear her response.
4. Discussing the child's behavior with the pediatrician so that the child can be placed on mood-altering medications.
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Rationale 1: Spanking often makes the child angrier and does not teach the child acceptable behavior.
Rationale 2: This illustrates the natural consequence of his behavior.
Rationale 3: This will only accelerate the child's anger.
Rationale 4: The child needs to learn to control his anger instead of controlling his anger through the use of medications.
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