When a preschool child is hospitalized without adequate preparation, the nurse should recognize that the child may likely see hospitalization as:
a. Punishment. c. An opportunity for regression.
b. Threat to child's self-image. d. Loss of companionship with friends.
ANS: A
If a toddler is not prepared for hospitalization, a typical preschooler fantasy is to attribute the hospitalization to punishment for real or imagined misdeeds. Threat to child's self-image and loss of companionship with friends are reactions typical of school-age children. Regression is a response characteristic of toddlers when threatened with loss of control.
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