A school-age child will begin taking a medication to be administered 5 mL three times daily
The child's parent tells the nurse that, with a previous use of the drug, the child repeatedly forgot to bring the medication home from school, resulting in missed evening doses. What will the nurse recommend?
a. Asking the provider if the medication may be taken before school, after school, and at bedtime
b. Putting a note on the child's locker to encourage the child to take responsibility for medication administration
c. Asking the provider if 7.5 mL may be taken in the morning and 7.5 mL may be taken in the evening so that the correct amount is given daily
d. Taking the noon dose to school every day and giving it to the school nurse to administer
ANS: C
For busy families with school-age children, it may be necessary to adjust the medication schedule to one that fits their schedule. The nurse should ask the provider if a revised schedule is possible. In this case, the revised schedule would involve not taking the medication while at school. Putting a note on the locker is not likely to be effective. It is not correct to adjust the dose.
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