Answer to Question 1
Explain all procedures
Be honest
Encourage parents to stay with the child
Maintain the routine of home
Encourage parents to bring a familiar object from home
Perform all invasive treatments in the exam room
Provide a consistent caretaker, when possible
Provide comfort to the child after traumatic procedures
Answer to Question 2
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A Incorrect. The tympanic membrane is normally thin and translucent with a pearl-like color, not red and bulging with full or absent light reflex like the tympanic membrane of a child with acute otitis media.
B Incorrect. The tympanic membrane of a child with acute otitis media will not appear obscured by wax or purulent material.
C Incorrect. The tympanic membrane of a child with acute otitis media will not appear yellow in color and no longer opaque in character.
D Correct. The tympanic membrane of a child with acute otitis media is described as red and bulging with full or absent light reflex.