A Toilet-Trained 4-Year-Old Hospitalized for Several Days with an Acute

Multiple Choice

A toilet-trained 4-year-old hospitalized for several days with an acute illness has been wetting the bed at night and is having incontinent accidents during the day.How should the nurse address the parent's concern about this behavior?

A) "Maybe your child should be seen by a specialist,just to make sure there are no physical problems."
B) "It is normal for some children to go through a stage of regression after separation from their family or after an acute illness.Try not to be too discouraged."
C) "You'll have to be very strict with discipline,so your child knows this behavior is not acceptable."
D) "I'd be upset too.It must be hard to go back to using diapers."