Which of the Following Is the Most Appropriate Nursing Intervention

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most appropriate nursing intervention to promote normalization in a school-age child with a chronic illness?

• A)Give child as much control as is possible.
• B)Ask child's peer to make child feel normal.
• C)Convince child that nothing is wrong with him or her.
• D)Explain to parents that family rules for child do not need to be the same as for healthy siblings.

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Definitions:

Alarm Stage

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Thinking Evaluation

The process of analyzing and making judgments about thoughts or ideas.

Hans Selye

A pioneering endocrinologist known for his research on stress and its effects on the human body, identifying the "General Adaptation Syndrome."

Stress Theory

A framework that explains how stressors in the environment impact an individual's psychological and physical well-being.