An adolescent experiencing status asthmaticus was rushed to the Emergency Department by ambulance. The parents arrive and ask to see their child. The triage nurse at the reception desk knows that the adolescent was pronounced dead on arrival
At this moment, the triage nurse's best intervention is to do which of the following? 1. Tell the parents that they must wait because only the doctor can talk with them.
2. Ask the parents to please take a seat in the waiting room.
3. Immediately escort the parents to a quiet, private room.
4. Immediately tell the parents, "I'm sorry, but your child didn't make it."
3
Rationale:
1. Nurses as well as physicians are capable of breaking bad news to families with caring and empathy.
2. Asking parents to wait is uncaring and insensitive.
3. The best nursing intervention is to give the parents an appropriate environment before they are told the news, so that they can begin grieving privately.
4. Telling the parents the news in public is uncaring and insensitive.
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