The nurse plans to administer medication to the preschool child. Which approach indicates the nurse has an understanding of growth and development?
1. The child is often more cooperative if the parent is not in the room.
2. The child does better with verbal instruction than with play instruction.
3. There should be no need to restrain a child of this age.
4. Use a brief rationale, followed by quick administration of the medication.
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale: A brief rationale, followed by quick administration, decreases the child's anxiety and promotes cooperation with the medication process. It may be necessary to restrain a preschool child for medication administration. Having a parent in the room usually promotes more cooperation from the preschool child. Preschool children do better with play instruction.
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