The nurse is caring for a child following a surgical repair of strabismus. Which of the following interventions would be most appropriate?
a. The child should be restricted to bed rest.
b. Both arms and legs should be restrained
c. Allow parents to remain with the child if the eyes must remain covered
d. Do not tell the child in advance if the eyes are to be covered, in order to decrease anxiety
C
The child should be told in advance that there is a possibility the eyes will be covered when the child wakes from surgery. The parents should be allowed to remain with the child if the eyes are to be covered. This will decrease anxiety. The surgery does not involve the internal structures of the eye, so there are no activity restrictions.
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