The parent of a school-age child tells the nurse that the child often misses the midday dose of a medication because the child forgets to take it to school. What will the nurse suggest?
a. Asking the pharmacist to divide the prescription into two labeled packages
b. Discussing a different medication with the child's provider
c. Putting the bottle of pills in the child's lunchbox
d. Requesting permission for the child to come home from school during the day
ANS: A
Patients and families should be assisted to have medications available at home, work, or school if it is necessary to take the medications in those locations. Asking the pharmacist to label some of the drug for school will allow a supply to be kept at school. It should not be necessary to take a different medication. Children should not have medications in their lunchboxes. It should not be necessary for the child to come home to take a medication.
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