A new pediatric hospital is under development. A suggestion that has been shown to improve the psychological comfort of children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit would be:
1. Limiting the number of visitors to allow the child to rest.
2. Allowing the parents to visit every two hours for 10 to 15 minutes.
3. Planning all rooms to be two-patient rooms so each child will have another child for comfort and support.
4. Providing a bed for a parent to stay with the child in the PICU.
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Rationale 1: Family members provide emotional support for the child. Limiting visitors will not provide comfort.
Rationale 2: Limiting parents' visits will not provide emotional support to the children.
Rationale 3: Sick children look to their parents for support and comfort, not to other children.
Rationale 4: Studies have shown that allowing the parents to stay full time with the children has been shown to increase comfort and support for the child and the parent.
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