When Communicating with Hospitalized Infants and Toddlers, the Nurse Knows

question 8

Multiple Choice

When communicating with hospitalized infants and toddlers, the nurse knows

• A) she should use long sentences with soothing words.
• B) she cannot communicate with a preverbal infant.
• C) moving to the child's eye level and maintaining eye contact are important.
• D) she should pick up an 18-month-old infant immediately.

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