An 8-year-old girl has been brought to the emergency room after being in a motor vehicle accident, which killed her brother and mother. The doctor orders Proponolol for the child. The nurse knows that this order:
1. Should be questioned because of the age of the child.
2. Is preparing the child for the operating room.
3. Can help decrease the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder in children.
4. Requires parental consent.
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1. A child of this age can have the medication.
2. The question does not indicate the use of the operating room, so Proponolol will not help the child in this situation.
3. Proponolol can help decrease the post-traumatic stress in this child due to being part of the accident and being the only survivor.
4. Proponolol does not need parental consent in this situation.
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