The nurse is having difficulty communicating with a hospitalized 6-year-old child.What technique is most helpful in improving communication?
A) Suggest that the child keep a diary.
B) Suggest that the parent read fairytales to the child.
C) Ask the parent if 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,since the child is most likely just learning to read.Reading fairytales to the child is a passive activity involving the parent and child,and 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