The nurse is providing care to a hospitalized adolescent client. Which should the nurse include in the adolescent's plan of care related to stressors? Select all that apply
1. Loss of privacy
2. Fear of the dark
3. Loss of identity
4. Fear of altered body image
5. Separation anxiety
1, 3, 4
Explanation:
1. Loss of privacy is a stressor the nurse should plan for when providing care to a hospitalized adolescent client.
2. Fear of the dark is a stressor for the hospitalized toddler and preschool-age client not the adolescent client.
3. Loss of identity is a stressor the nurse should plan for when providing care to a hospitalized adolescent client.
4. A fear of altered body image is a stressor the nurse should plan for when providing care to a hospitalized adolescent client.
5. Separation anxiety is a stressor for the hospitalized infant, toddler, and preschool-age child not the adolescent.
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