A 5-year-old is in the playroom when the respiratory therapist arrives on the Pediatric Unit to give the child a scheduled breathing treatment. Which action should the nurse take?
1. Reschedule the treatment for a later time.
2. Show the respiratory therapist to the playroom so that the treatment can be performed.
3. Postpone the treatment until the next scheduled time.
4. Assist the child back to his room for the treatment, but reassure him that he may return when the procedure is completed.
4
Rationale:
1. Scheduled respiratory treatments should be performed on time, but the child should be allowed to return to the playroom as soon as the procedure is completed.
2. Procedures should not be performed in the playroom.
3. Scheduled respiratory treatments should be performed on time, but the child should be allowed to return to the playroom as soon as the procedure is completed.
4. Scheduled respiratory treatments should be performed on time, but the child should be allowed to return to the playroom as soon as the procedure is completed.
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