Problem
A 5-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department with a jagged laceration on his lower leg that occurred while playing with his older brothers. He is scared because his brothers told him, "The hospital has a big sewing machine, just like Mommy's, and they're going to use it to sew you up!" He is crying and asking his parents to take him home.
a) How can the nurse help prepare the boy?
b) What are some expected outcomes?
c) What are some nursing diagnoses that would be appropriate in this case?