The Nurse Is Dealing with a Preschool-Age Child with a Life-Threatening

question 4

Multiple Choice

The nurse is dealing with a preschool-age child with a life-threatening illness.What should the nurse remember the child's concept of death is at this age?

• A) That it is final
• B) Only a fear of separation from her parents
• C) That a person becomes alive again soon after death
• D) An understanding based on simple logic

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Definitions:

Waste Products

Substances produced through metabolic and other processes in organisms that are no longer needed and are excreted or removed.

Musculomembranous Tube

A type of biological tube consisting of muscle and membrane layers, such as the gastrointestinal tract.

Bladder

A hollow organ in the lower abdomen that stores urine from the kidneys before it is excreted from the body.

UA

An abbreviation that can refer to many things, depending on the context, such as Urinalysis, a common medical test.