Chapter 36: Nursing Care of a Family with an Ill Child

A 15-year-old admitted for asthma exacerbation is nearing discharge and is requesting to take a shower. Which nursing intervention is most appropriate? - Provide privacy and needed supplies A preschooler is hospitalized with asthma. His mother needs to leave to go home and check on her other children. It is close to dinner time and she plans on returning first thing in the morning. What should she tell her son before leaving to help in the transition? - Tell him she will be back after he wakes up tomorrow. The parents of a hospitalized toddler have been away for 2 days. When the parents come to visit the toddler, the child initially looks at the parent, then turns away, and continues playing with some toys. What should the nurse encourage the parent to do? - Speak to the child and engage in play with the child. When a parent leaves a preschooler in the hospital, what is an appropriate statement to let the child know when the parent will return? - "I will be back after you have lunch." When planning play activities for a hospitalized 9-year-old, the nurse considers that the child is at which developmental stage? - sense of industry