The nurse encourages the mother of a toddler with acute laryngotracheobronchitis to stay at the bedside as much as possible. The nurse's rationale for this action is primarily that:

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The family's presence will decrease the child's distress. The mother may experience guilt,but this is not the best answer. Although separation from the mother is a developmental threat for toddlers,the main reason to keep parents at the child's bedside is to ease anxiety and therefore respiratory effort. The child should have constant cardiorespiratory monitor and noninvasive oxygen saturation monitoring,but the parent should not play this role in the hospital.

The Nurse Encourages the Mother of a Toddler with Acute