An Emergency Department Nurse Is Caring for a 7-Year-Old Child

Multiple Choice

An emergency department nurse is caring for a 7-year-old child suspected of having meningitis. The patient is to have a lumbar puncture performed, and the nurse is doing preprocedure teaching with the child and the mother. The nurses action is an example of which therapeutic communication technique?

A) Informing
B) Suggesting
C) Expectation-setting
D) Enlightening