The nurse encourages the mother of a toddler with acute laryngotracheobronchitis to stay at the bedside as much as possible. What is the primary rationale for this action?
a. Mothers of hospitalized toddlers often experience guilt.
b. The mother's presence will reduce anxiety and ease the child's respiratory efforts.
c. Separation from the mother is a major developmental threat at this age.
d. The mother can provide constant observations of the child's respiratory efforts.
ANS: B
The family's presence will decrease the child's distress. It is true that mothers of hospitalized toddlers often experience guilt and that separation from mother is a major developmental threat for toddlers, but the main reason to keep parents at the child's bedside is to ease anxiety and therefore respiratory effort.
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