Exam 21: The Child’s Experience of Hospitalization

The nurse suggests to parents that they use the outpatient surgical center for their child's upcoming surgery because the surgical center has what advantage(s)? Select all that apply.

The nurse taking a developmental history will include what information? Select all that apply.

In documenting the discharge of a pediatric patient, what should the nurse include? Select all that apply.

The statement that best corresponds to a preschooler's understanding of hospitalization is:

The nurse suggests that the best time for parents to begin to prepare a 5-year-old for surgery and hospitalization is:

A hospitalized toddler was drinking from a cup at home but now refuses to drink from anything except his favorite bottle. This toddler is:

An 8-year-old child will be hospitalized for several weeks in skeletal traction to treat a fractured femur. In planning care for the child, the nurse realizes immobilization in this age-group can generate feelings of:

The nurse notices that the mother of a child with cerebral palsy corrects and redoes many of the things the nurse does for her child. The most appropriate response to this mother would be: