While Being Comforted in the Emergency Department, the Six-Year-Old Sibling

question 15

Multiple Choice

While being comforted in the emergency department, the six-year-old sibling of a pediatric trauma victim blurts out to the nurse, "It's all my fault! When we were fighting yesterday, I told him I wished he was dead!" The nurse, realizing that the child is experiencing magical thinking, should respond by:

• A)Asking the child if he would like to sit down and drink some water.
• B)Sitting the child down in an empty room with markers and paper so that he can draw a picture.
• C)Reassuring the child that it is normal to get angry and say things that we do not mean, but that we have no control over whether an accident happens.
• D)Calmly discussing the catheters, tubes, and equipment that the patient requires, and explaining to the sibling why the patient needs them.

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Definitions:

Lateral Bone

is not a recognized specific anatomical term for a single bone; the term may refer to any bone located on the side part of a body or limb. NO.

Forearm

The part of the arm located between the elbow and the wrist; it contains two major bones, the radius and ulna.

Radius

One of the two large bones in the forearm, positioned on the side of the thumb, important for wrist and arm movement.

Upper Limb

The part of the human body extending from the shoulder to the hand, including the arm, forearm, and hand.