Terrorists have detonated a bomb in the downtown area of a major city, destroying part of a hotel, damaging nearby buildings, and killing or injuring an unknown number of people. A nurse in an emergency department handling many clients injured in the explosion receives a phone call from the babysitter for her children aged 5, 6, and 9, who says she's been watching the event unfold on TV since it happened. The nurse's family lives in a suburb more than 20 miles from the downtown. What should the nurse say?

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A)Limit the amount of media and news coverage children are exposed to, as this can be frightening to younger children. In this case, it would be best for the babysitter to engage the children in play that does not involve obsessively watching the news. Continuing to watch the news nonstop, trying to explain the tragedy in terms of crime and punishment, or watching the TV away from the children is not appropriate.
B)Limit the amount of media and news coverage children are exposed to, as this can be frightening to younger children. In this case, it would be best for the babysitter to engage the children in play that does not involve obsessively watching the news. Continuing to watch the news nonstop, trying to explain the tragedy in terms of crime and punishment, or watching the TV away from the children is not appropriate.
C)Limit the amount of media and news coverage children are exposed to, as this can be frightening to younger children. In this case, it would be best for the babysitter to engage the children in play that does not involve obsessively watching the news. Continuing to watch the news nonstop, trying to explain the tragedy in terms of crime and punishment, or watching the TV away from the children is not appropriate.
D)Limit the amount of media and news coverage children are exposed to, as this can be frightening to younger children. In this case, it would be best for the babysitter to engage the children in play that does not involve obsessively watching the news. Continuing to watch the news nonstop, trying to explain the tragedy in terms of crime and punishment, or watching the TV away from the children is not appropriate.

Terrorists Have Detonated a Bomb in the Downtown Area of a Major