A nurse is planning care for a hospitalized toddler. To best maintain the toddler's sense of control and security and ease feelings of helplessness and fear, which action should the nurse take?
A. Spend as much time as possible with the toddler
B. Keep hospital routines as similar as possible to those at home
C. Allow the toddler to play with other children in the nursing unit playroom
D. Allow the toddler to select toys from the nursing unit playroom that can be brought into the toddler's hospital room
Ans: B. Keep hospital routines as similar as possible to those at home
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