The nurse is providing instructions to the mother of a child with croup regarding treatment measures if an acute spasmodic episode occurs. Which of the following statements, if made by the mother, indicates a need for further instruction?
1. "I will take the child out into the cool, humid night air."
2. "I should place a steam vaporizer in the child's room."
3. "I need to place a cool mist humidifier in the child's room."
4. "I can bring the child into a closed bathroom and have the child inhale steam from running water."
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Rationale: Steam from running water in a closed bathroom and cool mist from a bedside humid-ifier are effective in reducing mucosal edema. Cool mist humidifiers are recommended over steam vaporizers, which present a danger of scald burns. Taking the child out into the cool, hu-mid night air may also relieve mucosal swelling.
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