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Nina the New Nurse is taking part in an interdisciplinary client-care meeting forming a treatment plan to meet the needs of a 6-year-old client admitted for malnourishment and sexual abuse. The therapist recommends initiation of play therapy by nursing staff. Nina the New Nurse understands the purpose and goal of play therapy for this client is:
  1. To provide the client an opportunity to express feelings of anger.
  2. To promote communication of feelings the client is unable to express due to age.
  3. To assess developmental level.
  4. To determine extent of abuse by observation of play.
Explanation
Answer: B - Play therapy is an interdisciplinary approach allowing children to communicate in their own unique way: through play. . Play therapy does allow the opportunity for expression of anger or hostility, if that is what the client wants to communicate, but it will allow her to communicate other feelings as well. Although assessing developmental level may be possible through play therapy, it is not the primary purpose. Determining the nature of abuse is not the purpose of play therapy.
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