An 8-year-old girl is being admitted to the hospital from the emergency department with an injury from falling off her bicycle. What intervention will help her most in her adjustment to the hospital?

An 8-year-old girl is being admitted to the hospital from the emergency department with an injury from falling off her bicycle. What intervention will help her most in her adjustment to the hospital?


a. Explain hospital schedules to her, such as mealtimes.

b. Use terms such as honey and dear to show a caring attitude.

c. Explain when parents can visit and why siblings cannot come to see her.

d. Orient her parents, because she is too young, to her room and hospital facility.


Answer: A


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