The nurse is caring for an immobilized preschool child. What intervention is helpful during this period of immobilization?
a. Encourage wearing pajamas.
b. Let the child have few behavioral limitations.
c. Keep the child away from other immobilized children if possible.
d. Take the child for a "walk" by wagon outside the room.
ANS: D
Transporting the child outside of the room by stretcher, wheelchair, or wagon increases environmental stimuli and provides social contact. Street clothes are preferred for hospitalized children. This decreases the sense of illness and disability. The child needs appropriate limits for both adherence to the medical regimen and developmental concerns. It is not necessary to keep the child away from other immobilized children.
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