The nurse administering liquid medication to children would teach the caregivers to give the medicine at home using which of the following utensils?
a. an ordinary teaspoon from the family kitchen
b. kitchen measuring spoons
c. a kitchen tablespoon
d. a calibrated medication spoon, dropper, or syringe
D
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A Incorrect. The nurse administering liquid medication to children would not teach the caregivers to give the medicine at home using an ordinary teaspoon from the family kitchen.
B Incorrect. The nurse administering liquid medication to children would not teach the caregivers to give the medicine at home using kitchen measuring spoons.
C Incorrect. The nurse administering liquid medication to children would not teach the caregivers to give the medicine at home using a kitchen tablespoon.
D Correct. Teach caregivers about acceptable measuring devices for liquid medications, for example, oral syringes, measured medicine spoons, or medicine droppers calibrated for a specific medication.
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