In order to minimize the negative effects of illness and hospitalization on an infant,the nurse focuses care on which of the following?
A) Bodily injury and pain
B) Separation from caregivers and fear of strangers
C) Loss of control and altered body image
D) The unknown and being left alone

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The major fear of infants during illness and hospitalization are separation from caregivers and fear of strangers.Bodily injury and pain are fears of preschool and school-age children.Loss of control is a fear of children from the preschool period through adolescence.Altered body image applies to adolescents.Fear of the unknown and being left alone are applicable to preschoolers.

In Order to Minimize the Negative Effects of Illness and Hospitalization