[Expert Solution]: If a toddler cannot be given or is not…

If a toddler cannot be given or is not responding to oral chelating agents, parenteral medication must be used. Which is the priority nursing intervention to effectively prepare a child to cope with this painful treatment? geoquad Rotating the injection sites and adding procaine to the chelating agent to ease the discomfort. geoquad Role-playing with puppets dressed as hospital personnel to minimize the child’s fear of unfamiliar adults geoquad Explaining the rationale for the injections so the child does not view them as a punishment for bad behavior geoquad Therapeutic play with a needleless syringe and a doll before therapy is initiated and after the child receives each injection