The nurse is caring for a 7-year-old boy who has just had a tonsillectomy. Which intervention is least appropriate for this child?

The nurse is caring for a 7-year-old boy who has just had a tonsillectomy. Which intervention is least appropriate for this child?


a) Discouraging the child from coughing

b) Placing the child on his side

c) Applying an ice collar

d) Providing fluids by straw



Answer: Providing fluids by straw


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