The pediatric unit manager is making changes to the unit to reduce the stress of the hospitalized children. Which changes have been shown to reduce stress for the children?
1. Having only female nurses on the unit
2. Assigning nurses one-on-one with patients
3. Allowing the nurses to wear colored scrubs in place of white uniforms
4. Having the nurses avoid entering the patient room unless a procedure is to be performed
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Rationale 1: The sex of the nurse has not been shown to be a source of stress.
Rationale 2: Staffing patterns will not allow patient one-to-one nurse to patient ratio on the regular pediatric unit.
Rationale 3: This change has been shown to reduce stress in children.
Rationale 4: Nurses should visit when not performing procedures to allow the children to become familiar and comfortable with the nurses.
Global Rationale:
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