The nurse is preparing a 12-year-old girl for a bone marrow aspiration. She tells the nurse she wants her mother with her "like before." The most appropriate nursing action is to
a. Grant her request.
b. Explain why this is not possible.
c. Identify an appropriate substitute for her mother.
d. Offer to provide support to her during the procedure.
A
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A The parents' preferences for assisting, observing, or waiting outside the room
should be assessed as well as the child's preference for parental presence. The
child's choice should be respected.
B If the mother and child are agreeable, then the mother is welcome to stay.
C An appropriate substitute for the mother is necessary only if the mother does not
wish to stay.
D Support is offered to the child regardless of parental presence.
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