When administering oral medication to a toddler, which of these guidelines should the nurse follow?
a. Use a syringe or dropper, and place medication back on the tongue.
b. Mix the medication in a food or drink such as milk or formula so that the child readily takes it.
c. Position the child in a sitting or semireclining position.
d. Restrain an actively resistive child to make the child swallow the medication.
C
Allow the child to sit on your lap or the lap of the caregiver in a sitting or modified supine position. Never mix medication with essential foods or drinks, as the child might refuse them later when associated with the medication.
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