A 32-year-old mother is undergoing radiation from a sealed-source modality and has been isolated in a private room for 3 days. How should the nurse best prepare for the patient's 8-year-old twins to visit?
a. Instruct the children to visit at the bedside one at a time.
b. Inform family that children cannot visit patients undergoing radiation.
c. Put chairs in the hall for "long-distance" visitation.
d. Allow visitation for no longer than 3 minutes without any physical contact.
C
Children and pregnant people should not visit at the bedside, but a visit from a safe distance or by phone helps relieve the boredom of isolation.
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