Author Question: A five-year-old child is admitted to the pediatric unit for surgery. The parents request to stay ... (Read 114 times)

rosent76 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

A five-year-old child is admitted to the pediatric unit for surgery. The parents request to stay with their child. Which is the best response by the nurse?

1. Tell the parents they can stay in the hospital but not on the unit.
2. Read the rules and regulations of rooming in with the child.
3. Let the parents know they are allowed to stay with the child.
4. Explain to the parents why they cannot stay with the child.

Question 2

Camp nurses can function:

1. Dependently.
2. Independently.
3. Internally.
4. Remotely.

dawsa925 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

3
Rationale 1: The parents should be allowed to stay with their child on the unit.
Rationale 2: The parents should be aware of the rules about rooming in, but they should know first that they can stay.
Rationale 3: The practice of rooming in involves a parent's staying in the child's hospital room during the course of the child's hospitalization. Some hospitals provide cots, while others have special built-in beds on pediatric units.
Rationale 4: The parents should be allowed to stay with their child.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

2
Rationale:
1. As the camp nurse sometimes is working alone as the only care provider, it is essential for the nurse to have the ability to work independently.
2. Nurses in camps function independently and need to use critical thinking skills, much like school nurses.
3. The camp nurse would function wherever he was needed, regardless of location within the camp.
4. Whether the camp is in remote areas or well populated areas, the camp nurse must be able to function independently, as often the camp nurse is the only health care provider at the camp.