A Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)is Admitted to the Hospital

question 15

Multiple Choice

A child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia.The nurse should plan which priority intervention when caring for the child?

• A) Maintain a structured routine and keep stimulation to a minimum.
• B) Place the child in a room with a roommate of the same age.
• C) Maintain frequent touch and eye contact with the child.
• D) Take the child frequently to the playroom to play with other children.

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Definitions:

Intrusion

The forced entry of molten rock into or between other rock formations underground.

Shear Zone

A region of the Earth's crust where rocks have been subjected to differential stress causing them to deform via shearing.

Pluton

A body of intrusive igneous rock that crystallized from magma cooling below the Earth's surface; can range in size from small to massive.

Terranes

Pieces of the Earth's crust that have distinct geological histories and have been merged onto a continent along a plate boundary.