When preschoolers are hospitalized, and parent cannot stay with them, when would be an inappropriate time for the parents to leave the hospital?
1. After the child has dinner
2. When the parents are tired
3. After the child has fallen asleep
4. When visiting hours have ended
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Rationale:
1. After the child has had dinner is an appropriate time for the parent to leave the child.
2. The parents are appropriate if they leave when they are tired.
3. Parents often believe that leaving while their children are asleep is better for their children. In actuality, when children do not expect their parents to be absent and they awaken to find their parents gone, they become anxious, and might even develop a lack of trust.
4. It is appropriate to leave when visiting hours are over.
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