A mother brought her 8 year old into the emergency room because although she was fine when she woke ...

A mother brought her 8 year old into the emergency room because although she was fine when she woke up this morning, she now has a fever of 39.8 C, cannot speak, is drooling, and is tachypneic and stridorous.
 
  Her pulse oximetry reading is 90 percent on a rebreather mask. What would be the next appropriate nursing action? 1. Suction her mouth, then conduct throat and blood cultures as well as a test for gram positive bacteria.
   2. Prepare the child and mother for an MRI scan to evaluate for a thumb sign..
   3. Monitor respiratory status closely, prepare for intubation, and keep the child calm to avoid crying.
   4. Suction her mouth, monitor respiratory status closely, and give a Palivizumab injection.