A nurse is providing care to a 2-year-old child who is hospitalized for complications related to surgery for a congenital heart defect. Which concern would be the priority for the nurse?

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Infants and children younger than school age are particularly vulnerable to separation anxiety during illness and may regress to earlier levels of anxiety about strangers, becoming fearful of health-care providers. Body image would be a priority concern for adolescents. Magical thinking would be common in preschoolers. Vulnerable child syndrome may occur when the family perceives the child as fragile despite current good health, causing them to be overprotective. This is a possibility later on, but not at the current time.

A Nurse Is Providing Care to a 2-Year-Old Child Who