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Test Bank: Maternal Child Nursing 6th Edition by McKinney - Ch. 1-55, 9780323697880, with Rationales A preschool-age child is being admitted for some diagnostic tests and possible surgery. The nurse planning care should use which phrases when explaining procedures to the child? (Select all that apply.) a. Fluids will be given through tubing connected to a tiny tube inserted into your arm. b. After surgery we will be doing dressing changes. c. You will get a shot before surgery. d. The doctor will give you medicine that will help you go into a deep sleep. e. We will take you to surgery on a bed on wheels. ANS: A, D, E A preschool child needs simple concrete explanations that cannot be misinterpreted. An IV should be explained as fluids going into a tube connected to a small tube in your hand; anesthesia can be explained as a medicine that will help you go into a deep sleep (put to sleep should be avoided); and a stretcher can be described as riding on a bed with wheels. The term ―dressing changesǁ is ambiguous and will not be understood by a preschooler. The term ―get a shotǁ should not be used. A preschooler or young child is likely to misinterpret this information.