A nurse is preparing to interview a 4-year-old child. Which technique would be most effective for the nurse to use for the assessment?

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The nurse can achieve rapport with preschool-age children by joining their world of play. Play is an activity by which the child transforms an experience from real life into a symbolic, nonliteral representation. Play encourages verbalizations, promotes manual strength, teaches rules and problem solving, and helps children master control over their environment. Useful materials are paper, pencils, crayons, paints, paint brushes, easels, clay, blocks, balls, dolls, doll houses, puppets, animals, dress-up clothes, and a water supply. Preschoolers may have difficulty putting their feelings into words, and their thinking is very concrete. Thus, questions would not be the best choice. The pediatric anxiety rating scale is useful in children from 6 to 17 years of age. The Children's Depression Inventory is an assessment tool for children ages 7 to 17 years.

A Nurse Is Preparing to Interview a 4-Year-Old Child