The 4-year-old child is undergoing cardiac surgery. Which nursing action will reduce the child's stress in the preoperative period? Select all that apply.
1. Explain the procedure to the child in simple terms of what the child will see, hear, and feel while awake.
2. Explain to the child that the surgery will fix her broken heart.
3. Allow the parents to accompany the child to the surgical holding room and wait with the child.
4. Allow the child to hold onto their special teddy bear while awake.
5. Wait until the child is in the holding room to insert the Foley catheter.
Question 2
A 6-year-old child is hospitalized for a surgical procedure. The parents ask if the child's four siblings can visit. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. Let's plan their visit for a time when the child has received pain medication.
2. Only those siblings over 16 will be allowed to visit.
3. I don't think the other children should visit because it might scare them to see their sibling so sick.
4. Very young children shouldn't visit as they may carry germs.
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