The nurse caring for a child experiencing an acute asthma attack would:
A) offer plenty of fluids, particularly carbonated beverages.
B) place the child in a humidified cool mist tent with oxygen.
C) administer sedatives as ordered to decrease anxiety.
D) position the child with arms resting on the overbed table.

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This position is comfortable and allows maximum use of the accessory muscles for breathing.Sedatives would mask symptoms of increasing air hunger.Carbonated beverages are contraindicated in persons with dyspnea.

The Nurse Caring for a Child Experiencing an Acute Asthma