In Orienting New Staff Nurses to a Pediatric Intensive Care

Multiple Choice

In orienting new staff nurses to a pediatric intensive care unit,the nurse manager asks the staff nurses to answer the following question: "What is an important consideration in providing information to parents of a critically ill child?"

A) Making sure that they receive complete information during each encounter with a member of the nursing staff
B) Assessing parents' preferences regarding the amount of information provided
C) Allowing parents to observe key aspects of their child's nursing care
D) Making sure that patient education brochures explaining ICU protocols are readily available