What is the most appropriate statement for the nurse to make to a 5-year-old child who is undergoing a venipuncture?
A) "You must hold still or I'll have someone hold you down. This is not going to hurt."
B) "This will hurt like a pinch. I'll get someone to help hold your arm still so it will be over fast and hurt less."
C) "Be a big boy and hold still. This will be over in just a second."
D) "I'm sending your mother out so she won't be scared. You are big, so hold still and this will be over soon."
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