A School Bus Carrying Children in Grades K-12 Crashed into a Ravine

question 7

Multiple Choice

A school bus carrying children in grades K-12 crashed into a ravine. The critically injured children are transported by ambulance and admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) . Which is the most effective nursing intervention to calm the frightened children?

• A) Explain that the equipment being used is state-of-the-art.
• B) Tell the children that the providers are competent.
• C) Call the children's parents to come to the unit.
• D) Assure the children that the nurses are caring.

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