The parent of a 2-year-old child is visiting his or her pediatric health care provider and shows the nurse the advertisement for allergy medication found in a magazine in the waiting room saying, "This drug sounds like it would be far more
effective to treat my son's asthma and I'd only have to give it once a day." What is the nurse's best response? A) "Talk with your health care provider about this drug, but be aware that advertisements do not always provide all the important information you need to know."
B) "Oh, I need to throw that magazine away because so many people show me that ad and it is all complete nonsense with no truth to it at all."
C) "I've been seeing amazingly positive results from that medication so you are absolutely right to want to give it to your child."
D) "That drug is dangerous and should not be given to children under the age of 5 unless there are no other good options."
A
Feedback:
The health care provider should make the decision about what medications are to be prescribed, not the nurse. However, the nurse can make the mother aware of the fact that there is often more that goes into choosing the correct drug than the bit of information disclosed in the advertisement. Becoming upset with the mother, agreeing with the mother, or frightening the mother about the medication is the wrong approach for the nurse to use.
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