A 4-Year-Old Child Is Going to Have an Abdominal X-Ray

question 21

Multiple Choice

A 4-year-old child is going to have an abdominal x-ray examination.The child asks,"Why do they have to do this? Will it hurt?" Which of the following is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

• A) "The doctor needs you to have the x-ray so she knows what is wrong with you."
• B) "You will go to the x-ray department so they can take pictures of your tummy to find out why you have a tummy ache. The bed you lie on may be cool, but you will have a blanket to keep you warm. The test will not hurt."
• C) "You will go downstairs on a stretcher. You will need to lie very still on a hard table while the x-ray machine goes over you. It will not take very long."
• D) "X-rays do not hurt. The machine takes a picture but will not touch you."

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