The Parents of a Chronically Ill 8-Year-Old Do Not Want

question 6

Multiple Choice

The parents of a chronically ill 8-year-old do not want him to go outside and play or to attend his friends' birthday parties for fear he will become ill.What response by the nurse is most appropriate?

• A) "Can you let one or two friends come over to play?"
• B) "Children his age need to maintain friendships."
• C) "He can go outside if he wears a mask all the time."
• D) "You are right to be concerned that he will get sick."

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Definitions:

Existing Schemas

Established sets of mental frameworks or patterns that individuals use to organize and interpret information based on their past experiences and knowledge.

Assimilation

The process by which individuals or groups of differing cultural backgrounds are absorbed into the dominant culture of a society.

Egocentrism

In Piaget’s theory, the preoperational child’s difficulty taking another’s point of view.

Accommodation

In psychology, a cognitive process of altering one's existing schemas, perceptions, and understanding so as to adapt to new information.