The nurse is preparing to provide a dose of liquid oral antibiotic to a 2-year-old whose mother reports, "She doesn't like the taste of that and won't take it without a fight."
To successfully provide the medication, the nurse could appropriately do which of the following? Select all that apply.
1. Offer the child a warm bottle with the medication mixed in.
2. Offer the child a frozen juice bar before medication administration.
3. Discuss the addition of a flavoring with the pharmacist.
4. Place a syringe at the tip of the child's tongue and encourage the child to suck out the medication.
5. Place the dose in a plastic medicine cup and encourage the child to "drink it like a big girl."
ANS: 2, 3, 5
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