What is the best nursing response to the mother of a 4-year-old child who asks what she can do to help the child cope with a sibling's repeated hospitalizations?
a. Recommend that the child be sent to visit the grandmother until the sibling returns
home.
b. Inform the parent that the child is too young to visit the hospital.
c. Assume the child understands that the sibling will soon be discharged because the
child asks no questions.
d. Help the mother give the child a simple explanation of the treatment, and
encourage the mother to have the child visit the hospitalized sibling.
D
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A Separation from family and home may intensify fear and anxiety.
B Parents are experts on their children and need to determine when their child can
visit a hospital.
C Children may have difficulty expressing questions and fears and need the support
of parents and other caregivers.
D Needs of a sibling will be better met with factual information and contact with
the ill child.
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