When Making Rounds,the Nurse Finds a Patient Who Is Not

question 9

Multiple Choice

When making rounds,the nurse finds a patient who is not able to sleep because of surgery in the morning.Which therapeutic response is most appropriate?

• A) "It will be okay. Your surgeon will talk to you in the morning."
• B) "Why can't you sleep? You have the best surgeon in the hospital."
• C) "Don't worry. The surgeon ordered a sleeping pill to help you sleep."
• D) "It must be difficult not to know what the surgeon will find. What can I do to help?"

---

Definitions:

Zone Of Proximal Development

Vygotsky's concept describing the difference between what a learner can do without help and what he or she can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner.

Pretend Play

A form of play among children where they use their imagination to create scenarios, roles, and activities, often involving make-believe propositions.

Mental Acts

Activities of the mind, such as thinking, reasoning, remembering, and imagining.

Mutual Exclusivity Assumption

The cognitive bias in children to assume that any given object will only have one name.