The nurse is instructing a mother how to administer oral nystatin suspension prescribed to treat thrush. What will the nurse include?
a. Pour the prescribed amount into a nipple and have the infant suck the medication.
b. Squirt the prescribed dose into the back of the mouth and have the infant swallow.
c. Give the medication mixed with a small amount of juice in a bottle.
d. Use a sterile applicator to swab the medication on the oral mucosa.
ANS: D
An appropriate way to administer nystatin is to moisten a sterile applicator with the medication and then swab it on the inside of the mouth.
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