The nurse is admitting a 7-year-old child to the pediatric unit for abdominal pain. To determine what the child understands about the reason for hospitalization, what should the nurse do?
a. Find out what the parents have told the child.
b. Review the note from the admitting practitioner.
c. Ask the child why he came to the hospital today.
d. Question the parents about why they brought the child to the hospital.
ANS: C
School-age children are able to answer questions. The only way for the nurse to know about the child's understanding of the reason for hospitalization is to ask the child directly. Finding out what the parents told the child and why they brought the child to the hospital or reading the admitting practitioner's description of the reason for admission will not provide information about what the child has heard and retained.
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