Reference no: EM133444782

1. Use the mutual storytelling process with a 5 to 8-year-old child.

2. Write down the story the child told and suggest alternate endings.

3. At the end of the story, the child is asked to indicate what lesson might be learned from the story.

4. The nurse analyzes the themes presented by the child, which usually reveal important feelings.

Reflection of the nurse:

1. How difficult was it for you to engage the child?

2. If you had trouble, what alternate actions would you incorporate in using this technique again?

3. Were you surprised at the story the child produced? If so, in what ways? What themes emerged from the child's story?

4. What important feelings did you identify?

5. What did you learn about the child when using this technique?

6. Was this technique successful for you?

7. What did you learn about yourself as a helping person in using this technique?

8. How might this technique be useful in communicating with an ill child?