A school bus carrying children in grades K–12 crashed into a ravine. The critically injured children are transported by ambulance and admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU)
Which is the most effective nursing intervention to calm the frightened children? 1. Explain that the equipment being used is state-of-the-art.
2. Tell the children that the providers are competent.
3. Call the children's parents to come to the unit.
4. Assure the children that the nurses are caring.
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Explanation:
1. Children often cannot recognize or care about state-of-the-art equipment.
2. Healthcare providers, no matter how competent or caring, cannot substitute for parents.
3. A sense of physical and psychologic security is best achieved by the presence of parents. Children at all developmental levels look first to their parents or whoever acts as their parents for safety and security.
4. Healthcare providers, no matter how competent or caring, cannot substitute for parents.
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