An 8-year-old child is admitted to the hospital for surgery. She has had no previous hospitalizations, and both she and her family appear anxious and fearful. It will be most helpful for the nurse to:
A. Take the child to her room and calmly and matter-offactly begin to get her ready to go to the operating room
B. Take time to orient the child and her family to the hospital and the forthcoming events
C. Explain that as soon as the child goes to the operating room she will have time to answer any questions the family has
D. Tell the child and her family that there is nothing to worry about, that the operation will not take long, and she will soon be as "good as new"
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