A 14-year-old boy is being admitted to the hospital for an appendectomy.Which roommate should the nurse assign with this patient?

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When a child is admitted,nurses follow several fairly universal admission procedures.The minimum considerations for room assignment are age,sex,and nature of the illness.Age grouping is especially important for adolescents.The 14-year-old boy being admitted to the unit after appendectomy surgery should be placed with a noninfectious child of the same sex and age.The 15-year-old child with sickle cell is the best choice.The 4-year-old post-appendectomy is too young,and the child with pneumonia is too young and possibly has an infectious process.The 12-year-old boy with cellulitis is the right age,but he has an infection (cellulitis).

A 14-Year-Old Boy Is Being Admitted to the Hospital for an Appendectomy.Which