The nurse is having difficulty communicating with a hospitalized 6-year-old child.What technique may be most helpful?
A)Suggest that the child keep a diary.
B)Suggest that the parent read fairy tales to the child.
C)Ask the parent whether the child is always uncommunicative.
D)Ask the child to draw a picture.

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Drawing is one of the most valuable forms of communication.Children's drawings tell a great deal about them because they are projections of the child's inner self.It would be difficult for a 6-year-old child to keep a diary because the child is most likely learning to read.Reading fairy tales to the child is a passive activity involving the parent and child.It would not facilitate communication with the nurse.The child is in a stressful situation and is probably uncomfortable with strangers,not necessarily uncommunicative.

The Nurse Is Having Difficulty Communicating with a Hospitalized 6-Year-Old