A nurse is speaking with the child life specialist about the plan of care for a patient. An appropriate activity to delegate to the child life specialist would be:
1. Entering doctor's orders.
2. Using medical play to prepare the child for a procedure.
3. To provide the family with discharge instructions.
4. To prepare the treatment room for a procedure.
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1. A child life specialist is not responsible for entering orders.
2. Providing support for the child on an appropriate cognitive level is the responsibility of a child life specialist
3. The child life specialist may participate in the discharge recommendations, but does not do the teaching.
4. The preparation of a treatment room is important, but the child life specialist does not have this responsibility.
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