A nursing student is assigned to care for a hospitalized 2-year-old child. The nursing instructor reviews the plan of care with the student and asks the student to identify the expected behavior of the child in regard to separation anxiety. Which statement by the student indicates an understanding of separation anxiety that can occur in a 2-year-old child?

The child may ignore the parents when they visit

Explanation:

The expected behavior of the child in regard to separation anxiety is that the child may ignore the parents when they visit because the child is used to the seperation which is why the child will show a sign of anger to his/her parent by not looking at them or by ignoring the parent for leaving them behind .

The parent of the hospitalized child

are often disturb by the behaviour of their child.

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