What action is correct when administering eardrops to a 2-year-old child?
a. Administer the eardrops straight from the refrigerator.
b. Pull the pinna of the ear back and down.
c. Massage the pinna after administering the medication.
d. Pull the pinna of the ear back and up.
B
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A Medication should be at room temperature because cold solutions in the ear will
cause pain.
B For children younger than 3 years, the pinna, or lower lobe, of the ear should be
pulled back and down to straighten the ear canal.
C The tragus, not the pinna, of the ear should be massaged to ensure that the drops
reach the tympanic membrane.
D For children younger than 3 years, the pinna of the ear should be pulled back and
down to straighten the ear canal. For a child 3 years or older, the pinna is pulled
up and back.
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