A child is admitted with epiglottitis, and needs an x-ray. The nurse orders the x-ray to be done:
1. By transporting the child to the X-ray Department on a cart.
2. Portable in the unit's waiting room.
3. Portable in the child's hospital room.
4. By transporting the child to the X-ray Department in a parent's arms.
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Rationale:
1. The x-ray should be portable so that the child remains on the Pediatric Unit, near equipment and personnel who can perform emergency airway interventions.
2. The x-ray should be portable so that the child remains on the Pediatric Unit, near equipment and personnel who can perform emergency airway interventions.
3. The x-ray should be portable so that the child remains on the Pediatric Unit, near equipment and personnel who can perform emergency airway interventions.
4. Traveling to the X-ray Department takes the child away from emergency equipment and trained personnel who can perform emergency airway interventions.
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