The nurse is caring for a school-age client who was admitted with pneumonia and high fever. The parents are very upset because the child is now unable to recognize them. Which statements should the nurse include while educating the parents on their child's symptoms? Select all that apply.
A)Reorient the client to time and place as much as possible.
B)Encourage the family remain at the bedside as much as possible.
C)Explain that high fevers can cause delirium.
D)Reassure that the confusion will not last very long.
E)Teach the family how to care for the child upon discharge.

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A)The nurse will want to explain that any febrile illness may cause symptoms of delirium and that this symptom will abate when the temperature returns to normal. The presence of parents and family members has been found to reduce the incidence of delirium as well as decrease family stress. Teaching the family how to care for the child during the hospitalization or upon discharge will not necessarily decrease their anxiety. Telling the family the confusion will not last long is not helping them to understand the nature of the symptom.
B)The nurse will want to explain that any febrile illness may cause symptoms of delirium and that this symptom will abate when the temperature returns to normal. The presence of parents and family members has been found to reduce the incidence of delirium as well as decrease family stress. Teaching the family how to care for the child during the hospitalization or upon discharge will not necessarily decrease their anxiety. Telling the family the confusion will not last long is not helping them to understand the nature of the symptom.
C)The nurse will want to explain that any febrile illness may cause symptoms of delirium and that this symptom will abate when the temperature returns to normal. The presence of parents and family members has been found to reduce the incidence of delirium as well as decrease family stress. Teaching the family how to care for the child during the hospitalization or upon discharge will not necessarily decrease their anxiety. Telling the family the confusion will not last long is not helping them to understand the nature of the symptom.
D)The nurse will want to explain that any febrile illness may cause symptoms of delirium and that this symptom will abate when the temperature returns to normal. The presence of parents and family members has been found to reduce the incidence of delirium as well as decrease family stress. Teaching the family how to care for the child during the hospitalization or upon discharge will not necessarily decrease their anxiety. Telling the family the confusion will not last long is not helping them to understand the nature of the symptom.
E)The nurse will want to explain that any febrile illness may cause symptoms of delirium and that this symptom will abate when the temperature returns to normal. The presence of parents and family members has been found to reduce the incidence of delirium as well as decrease family stress. Teaching the family how to care for the child during the hospitalization or upon discharge will not necessarily decrease their anxiety. Telling the family the confusion will not last long is not helping them to understand the nature of the symptom.

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