A nurse is caring for a school-age client who is scheduled to have a tonsillectomy the next day. The nurse has planned a preoperative teaching session for the child, who has a history of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Which teaching technique is most appropriate for this client?
A)Play a video describing the procedure to the child.
B)Ask other children who have had this procedure to talk to the child.
C)Allow the child to lead the teaching session to gain a sense of control.
D)Give instructions verbally and use a picture pamphlet, repeating points more than once.

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A)A teaching session for a child with ADHD should foster attention. Giving instructions verbally and in written form, repeating the main points, will improve learning for a child with ADHD. Talking to other children who have had this procedure may not foster understanding, because this child has ADHD. The nurse, not the client, should lead the teaching session to make sure it progresses appropriately and covers all necessary information. A video is not appropriate for this client because it may foster distraction, and also because it does not permit the client to ask questions until the program has concluded. Given this client's history of ADHD, it is unlikely that he or she will remember all such questions until the end of the video.
B)A teaching session for a child with ADHD should foster attention. Giving instructions verbally and in written form, repeating the main points, will improve learning for a child with ADHD. Talking to other children who have had this procedure may not foster understanding, because this child has ADHD. The nurse, not the client, should lead the teaching session to make sure it progresses appropriately and covers all necessary information. A video is not appropriate for this client because it may foster distraction, and also because it does not permit the client to ask questions until the program has concluded. Given this client's history of ADHD, it is unlikely that he or she will remember all such questions until the end of the video.
C)A teaching session for a child with ADHD should foster attention. Giving instructions verbally and in written form, repeating the main points, will improve learning for a child with ADHD. Talking to other children who have had this procedure may not foster understanding, because this child has ADHD. The nurse, not the client, should lead the teaching session to make sure it progresses appropriately and covers all necessary information. A video is not appropriate for this client because it may foster distraction, and also because it does not permit the client to ask questions until the program has concluded. Given this client's history of ADHD, it is unlikely that he or she will remember all such questions until the end of the video.
D)A teaching session for a child with ADHD should foster attention. Giving instructions verbally and in written form, repeating the main points, will improve learning for a child with ADHD. Talking to other children who have had this procedure may not foster understanding, because this child has ADHD. The nurse, not the client, should lead the teaching session to make sure it progresses appropriately and covers all necessary information. A video is not appropriate for this client because it may foster distraction, and also because it does not permit the client to ask questions until the program has concluded. Given this client's history of ADHD, it is unlikely that he or she will remember all such questions until the end of the video.

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