A child's primary health care provider has prescribed Cortisporin Otic for a child who has otitis media in her right ear. What administration instructions should the nurse provide to the parents of the child?
A) "Put one drop into her right ear each morning."
B) "Place two drops in her right ear each morning and then again before bedtime."
C) "Put one to two drops in her right ear whenever you notice discharge or she complains of pain."
D) "Place three drops into her ear four times a day."
D
Feedback:
For children 6 months and older, 3 drops of Cortisoprin Otic are instilled into the affected ear three to four times daily. Dosage is not matched to acute symptoms.
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