A nurse is educating young parents regarding the proper medication to use for fever reduction in children. It is important that the nurse makes sure that the parents understand that
1. Aspirin should never be given to children with a virus.
2. Parents should never give their children ibuprofen.
3. Acetaminophen should never be used to treat a child's fever.
4. Advil should never be used to treat a fever in patients younger than 15 years.
ANS: 1
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