A four-year-old child is being emotionally prepared for open heart surgery. The nurse will want to provide the child with which information?
A)Who will be performing the surgery
B)What the surgical procedure will entail
C)The purpose of the heart-lung machine
D)What the ICU will look and sound like when the child wakes up

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

For a four-year-old child, understanding what their immediate environment will look and sound like when they wake up from surgery is crucial for emotional preparation. This helps reduce fear and anxiety by making the unfamiliar setting of the ICU more predictable. Detailed explanations about the surgery, the heart-lung machine, or the surgeon's identity (options A, B, C) are less appropriate due to the child's developmental stage and understanding.

A Four-Year-Old Child Is Being Emotionally Prepared for Open Heart