When teaching children, a nurse should do which of the following? Select all that apply
1. Always tell the truth.
2. Use teaching pamphlets created for adults.
3. Emphasize the importance of hand washing.
4. Refrain from telling a child that something will hurt.
5. Use a doll or teddy bear as the patient when explaining a procedure.
ANS: 1, 3, 5
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