The nurse needs to administer a medication in tablet form to a 4-year-old. Which action is appropriate?
1. Place the tablet on the child's tongue and give the child a drink of water.
2. Break the tablet in small pieces and ask the child to swallow the pieces one by one.
3. Crush the tablet and mix it in a teaspoon of applesauce.
4. Crush the tablet and mix it in a cup of juice.
3
Rationale:
1. A 4-year-old is not mature enough to swallow a pill or pieces of a pill.
2. A 4-year-old is not mature enough to swallow a pill or pieces of a pill.
3. The medication should be crushed and mixed with a very small amount of food, not juice.
4. The medication should be crushed and mixed with a very small amount of food, not juice.
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