The Nurse Needs to Start an Intravenous (IV)line on an 8-Year-Old

question 14

Multiple Choice

The nurse needs to start an intravenous (IV) line on an 8-year-old child to begin administering intravenous antibiotics.The child starts to cry and tells the nurse,"Do it later,okay?" What action should the nurse take?

• A) Postpone starting the IV until the next shift.
• B) Start the IV line and then allow for expression of feelings.
• C) Change the route of the antibiotics to PO.
• D) Postpone starting the IV line until the child is ready.

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