A 12-Year-Old Child with Congenital Heart Block Codes in the Emergency

Multiple Choice

A 12-year-old child with congenital heart block codes in the Emergency Department. The parents witness this and stare at the resuscitation scene unfolding before them. Which is the best nursing intervention in this situation?

A) Ask the parents to help bag the child.
B) Ask the parents to sit near the child's face and hold his hand.
C) Ask the parents to stand at the foot of the cart to watch.
D) Ask the parents to leave.