The practical nurse (PN) is planning the preoperative teaching plan for a school-age child who is scheduled for surgery. To help reduce this child's anxiety, which action is best for the PN to implement?

A. Provide dolls and equipment to re-enact feelings associated with painful procedures: Therapeutic play helps children express and cope with anxiety. B. Include the child in play therapy with children hospitalized for similar surgery: May help but can increase anxiety if peers share negative experiences. C. Provide a family tour of the pre-op unit a week before surgery: Helpful but less effective for immediate anxiety relief. D. Give child syringes or masks to play with at home before hospitalization: May help familiarity, but direct guided play with healthcare context is more effective.