The 4-Year-Old Child Is Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

The 4-year-old child is undergoing cardiac surgery. Which nursing action will reduce the child's stress in the preoperative period? Select all that apply.

A) Explain the procedure to the child in simple terms of what the child will see, hear, and feel while awake.
B) Explain to the child that the surgery will fix her "broken" heart.
C) Allow the parents to accompany the child to the surgical holding room and wait with the child.
D) Allow the child to hold onto their special "teddy bear" while awake.
E) Wait until the child is in the holding room to insert the Foley catheter.