A school-age client is in the playroom when the respiratory therapist arrives to give a scheduled breathing treatment. Which is the most appropriate nursing action?
1. Escorting the child to his room and asking the child-life specialist to bring toys to the bedside
2. Rescheduling the treatment for a later time
3. Assisting the child back to his room for the treatment but reassuring him that he may return when the procedure is completed
4. Showing the respiratory therapist to the playroom so the treatment can be performed
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Explanation:
1. The child should be allowed to return to the playroom as soon as the procedure is completed; bringing toys to the bedside is unnecessary.
2. Scheduled respiratory treatments should be performed on time.
3. It is important for scheduled treatments to occur on time, so the child should go back to his room. He can return to the playroom as soon as the treatment is completed.
4. Procedures should not be performed in the playroom.
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