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 ex-planation of the treatment and encourage the mother to have the child visit the hospitalized sibling.
D
Needs of a sibling will be better met with factual information and contact with the ill child. Separation from family and home may intensify fear and anxiety. Parents are experts on their children and need to determine when their child can visit a hospital. Children may have difficulty expressing questions and fears and need the support of parents and other caregivers.
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