The nurse encourages the mother of a toddler with acute LTB to stay at the bedside as much as possible. The nurse's rationale for this action is primarily that
a. Mothers of hospitalized toddlers often experience guilt.
b. The mother's presence will reduce anxiety and ease child's respiratory efforts.
c. Separation from mother is a major developmental threat at this age.
d. The mother can provide constant observations of the child's respiratory efforts.
B
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A This is true, but not the best answer.
B The family's presence will decrease the child's distress.
C Although true for toddlers, the main reason to keep parents at the child's bedside
is to ease anxiety and therefore respiratory effort.
D The child should have constant monitoring by cardiorespiratory monitor and
noninvasive oxygen saturation monitoring, but the parent should not play this
role in the hospital.
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