The nurse encourages the mother of a toddler with acute laryngotracheobronchitis (LTB) to stay at the bedside as much as possible. The nurse's rationale for this action is described primarily in which statement?
A) Mothers of hospitalized toddlers often experience guilt.
B) The mother's presence will reduce anxiety and ease the child's respiratory efforts.
C) Separation from the mother is a major developmental threat at this age.
D) The mother can provide constant observations of the child's respiratory efforts.

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The family's presence will decrease the child's distress. It is true that mothers of hospitalized toddlers often experience guilt but this is not the best answer. The main reason to keep parents at the child's bedside is to ease anxiety and therefore respiratory effort. The child should have constant monitoring by 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