The Nurse, Working on a Pediatric Unit of a Hospital

The nurse, working on a pediatric unit of a hospital, is assigned to care for several children with varying needs. One child was admitted solely for tests, another for management of diabetes, one for heart surgery, and one with a terminal illness. In planning time and attention to the children, the nurse makes it a priority to take into consideration which of the following factors?

A) severity of the reason for hospitalization
B) age and intelligence of the child
C) perceptions and interpretations of the experience by the child
D) parents' emotional, physical, and financial needs