Exam 4: Communicating with Children and Families

What is the most important consideration for effectively communicating with a child?

An important consideration for the nurse who is communicating with a 5-year-old child is to

Which is the most appropriate question to ask when interviewing an adolescent to encourage conversation?

Which behaviors by the nurse may indicate professional separation or underinvolvement? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a child who does not speak English.The parents are able to understand and speak only limited English.What action by the nurse is best?

An effective technique for communicating with toddlers is to

A positive,supportive communication technique that is effective from birth throughout adulthood is

A preschool-age child is being admitted for some diagnostic tests and possible surgery.The nurse planning care should use which phrases when explaining procedures to the child? (Select all that apply.)

Which strategy is most likely to encourage a child to express feelings about the hospital experience?

In planning care for a preschool-age child,the nurse knows that which open body postures encourage positive communication? (Select all that apply.)

An 8-year-old girl asks the nurse how the blood pressure apparatus works.The most appropriate nursing action is to

While developing a care plan for a school-age child with a visual impairment,the nurse knows that which of the following actions are important in working with this special needs child? (Select all that apply.)

Which information should the nurse include when preparing a 5-year-old child for a cardiac catheterization?

Which behavior is most likely to encourage open communication?

What is the most appropriate response for the nurse to make to the parent of a 3-year-old child found in a bed with the side rails down?

What is an appropriate preoperative teaching plan for a school-age child?

When meeting a toddler for the first time,the nurse initiates contact by

When a child broke her favorite doll during a hospitalization,her primary nurse bought the child a new doll and gave it to her the next day.What is the best interpretation of the nurse's behavior?