When the Prognosis of Improvement in a Child with Psychiatric

Multiple Choice

When the prognosis of improvement in a child with psychiatric disorders is poor, what can the nurse do to positively influence children and adolescents and their parents?

A) Continue to remind the child and parents that the prognosis for improvement is very poor.
B) Encourage the parents to believe that the child will recover spontaneously.
C) Assist the child and the parents to develop coping mechanisms.
D) Focus on their problems instead of their strengths and assets.