The nurse working with hospitalized toddlers can best preserve the toddlers' sense of autonomy by:
a. telling the parents to let them have their own way once in a while
b. letting them throw a tantrum as long as they want without stopping it
c. finding ways to give them some choices of actions and things
d. writing their preferences on a bedside list or on a wall chart
C
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A Incorrect. The nurse working with hospitalized toddlers will not best preserve the toddlers' sense of autonomy by telling the parents to let them have their own way once in a while, ut by teaching the parents to find ways to give them some choices of actions and things.
B Incorrect. The nurse working with hospitalized toddlers will not best preserve the toddlers' sense of autonomy by letting them throw a tantrum as long as they want without stopping it, but by teaching the parents to find ways to give them some choices of actions and things.
C Correct. Understanding autonomy in toddlers and the negativism that is part of this task is evident with choices for a toddler. The choices must be age-appropriate and simple.
D Incorrect. The nurse working with hospitalized toddlers will not best preserve the toddlers' sense of autonomy by writing their preferences on a bedside list or on a wall chart.
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