The school nurse's quick assessment of a student hurt in a fall on the playground determines that the child has serious injuries and needs to be transported to the hospital by ambulance
To lessen the child's fears, the nurse's best course of action would be to: a. read the child a story about a boy who went to the hospital in an ambulance
b. tell the child not to be afraid and that the ambulance is needed to get to the hospital fast
c. have a familiar school staff person ride in the ambulance with the injured child if permitted by ambulance personnel
d. wait for a caregiver to come to the school and have him or her ride in the ambulance
C
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A Incorrect. Once the nurse has determined that an injury is serious enough to require an ambulance transport to a hospital, reading the child a story about a boy who went to the hospital in an ambulance may lessen her or his fears but is not the best course of action.
B Incorrect. Telling someone not to be afraid almost always makes them afraid. This is not the best course of action for the nurse.
C Correct. To help lessen the fears of students the school nurse can have a familiar staff person from the school ride in the ambulance with the child if possible.
D Incorrect. Once the nurse has determined that an injury is serious enough to require ambulance transport to a hospital, there is not time to wait for a caregiver to come to the school and have him or her ride in the ambulance. This is not the best course of action for the nurse.
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