A School Bus Carrying Children in Grades K-12 Crashed into a Ravine

Multiple Choice

A school bus carrying children in grades K-12 crashed into a ravine. The critically injured children were transported by ambulance and admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) . The nurse is concerned about calming the frightened children. Which is the most effective nursing intervention to achieve this goal?

A) Explain that the PICU equipment is state-of-the-art.
B) Tell the children that the physicians are competent.
C) Call the children's parents to come into the PICU.
D) Assure the children that the nurses are caring.