The nurse is planning to provide a preschool-age patient with an oral medication. Which approach should the nurse use to gain the child's cooperation?
A) Compare the taste of the medicine to a chocolate bar.
B) Offer to play a game with the child if the medicine is swallowed.
C) Ask the child if a cup or oral syringe is preferred to take the medicine.
D) Leave the medicine on the bedside stand; it can be taken independently.
C
Feedback:
The child should be offered choices to provide a sense of control. Asking if a cup or oral syringe is preferred is the best approach for the nurse to use to gain the child's cooperation. Medicine should never be compared to chocolate. The child might eat a fatal amount of the medicine when unattended. Offering to play a game is bribing the child and should not be done. The medicine should not be left at the bedside stand. The child might forget to take it and another child might swallow it.
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