How can the nurse best reassure the parents?

The answer to this question is A. No one likes going to the doctor and having to get their blood tests done, but it’s really the only way to be able to check your health and to help explain any negative symptoms you may be having. This is probably even worse when you have a child who also needs their blood taken.

This is a much scarier time for the children and it can make the parents feel really bad to see their child upset. In this situation where the parents are worried that drawing so much blood will traumatize their child, the nurse can say "Your child will need less blood work as his glucose levels stabilize” to help calm the parents.

\"your child will need less blood work as his glucose levels stabilize.\"-rationale: telling the parents that the number of blood draws will decrease as their childs glucose levels stabilize engages them in the learning process and gives them hope that the present discomfort will end as the childs condition improves. telling the parents that their child wont remember the experience disregards their concerns and anxiety. the nurse shouldnt offer to ask the physician if he can reduce the number of blood draws; the physician needs the laboratory results to monitor the childs condition properly. although telling the parents that the laboratory technicians are gentle and use tiny needles may be reassuring, it isnt the most appropriate response. client needs category: safe, effective care environment client needs subcategory: management of care cognitive level: analysis reference: smeltzer, s.c., et al. brunner & suddarths textbook of medical surgical-nursing,11th ed. philadelphia: lippincott williams & wilkins, 2008, p. 1390.