Which is the rationale for why parents should be allowed to be present with their children during a medical procedure?
1. Parents want to support their child before, during, and immediately after the procedure.
2. Parents want to ensure that nothing goes wrong with the child.
3. Parents are interested because they are also in the medical field.
4. Parents want to ensure that the correct medication is being used.
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Explanation:
1. Many hospitals now allow parents to be present with their child during and after procedures. Parents often want to support their child, and their presence offers reassurance and comfort to the child.
2. When parents ask to be present for a procedure, they are doing so to be available to comfort the child, not to control the procedural outcome.
3. Parents might be in the medical field, but their primary concern is to comfort their child during the procedure.
4. The parents' first concern is to comfort their child, not supervising the nursing staff.
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