The Nurse's Approach When Introducing Hospital Equipment to a Preschooler

question 13

Multiple Choice

The nurse's approach when introducing hospital equipment to a preschooler should be based on which principle?

• A)The child may think the equipment is alive.
• B)The child is too young to understand what the equipment does.
• C)Explaining the equipment will only increase the child's fear.
• D)One brief explanation will be enough to reduce the child's fear.

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Definitions:

Myelination

The formation of a myelin sheath around the nerves, improving the speed and efficiency of electrical impulses throughout the nervous system.

Frontal Cortex

The part of the brain located at the front of the frontal lobe, responsible for executive functions like decision-making, problem-solving, and controlling impulses.

Dendrites

Tree-like extensions of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons and conduct them toward the cell body.

Corpus Callosum

The large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them.