A 30-month-old boy with acute bronchitis and respiratory distress is admitted to the pediatric unit for croup (mist tent treatment). Choose the intervention by the nurse that is developmentally most appropriate when the child refuses to stay in the tent.
A)Take away his favorite toy until he decides to remain in the tent.
B)Tell him a story about how a little boy died because he did not stay in the tent.
C)Medicate him with a sedative to reduce anxiety and calm him.
D)Instruct his mother to play a board game with him while sitting in the tent.

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Option A is not an appropriate intervention as taking away a child's favorite toy is likely to cause distress and could further exacerbate the child's unwillingness to stay in the tent. Option B is also not an appropriate intervention and could be considered inappropriate and insensitive. Option C should be a last resort as medicating a child with a sedative for this situation is not ideal and should only be considered if all other interventions have failed. Option D is the most developmentally appropriate intervention as engaging the child in a fun activity (such as playing a board game with his mother) while in the mist tent can distract the child and make the experience less frightening. This intervention would likely increase the child's compliance with the treatment.

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