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Category - Pediatrics

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A three-month-old infant with myelomeningocele is scheduled for surgery to close the defect. A nursing intervention that best facilitates a parent-child relationship during the preoperative period is:
  1. Encourage the parents to provide comfort to their child
  2. Allow the parents to cuddle their child in their arms
  3. Refer the parents to the spina bifida association
  4. Demonstrate proper feeding technique in prone position
Explanation
Answer - A - A nursing intervention that best facilitates a parent-child relationship during the preoperative period is to encourage the parents to provide comfort to their child. Because the child can’t be readily held, tactile stimulation meets the child’s needs and fosters bonding with the parents.
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