The nurse is caring for a 4-year-old boy with Ewing sarcoma who is scheduled for a computed axial tomography (CAT) scan tomorrow. Which of the following is the best example of therapeutic communication?
A) Telling him he will get a shot when he wakes up tomorrow morning
B) Telling him how cool he looks in his baseball cap and pajamas
C) Using family-familiar words and soft words when possible
D) Describing what it is like to get a CAT scan using words he understands
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