A nurse needs to administer medication to a toddler. What action by the nurse is most likely to gain cooperation from the child?
A.
Allow the child to negotiate a "reward."
B.
Allow the parent to give the medication.
C.
Explain that medicine is not a punishment.
D.
Let the toddler self-administer the medicine.
ANS: B
A toddler may consider medicine to be a punishment and may resist taking it. Because the parent is a comforting figure for him or her, allowing the parent to administer the medication is a good option for the uncooperative child. Telling a child of this age that medicine is not a punishment is a good idea, but will not be as successful as letting the parent give it. Negotiation is the hallmark of the school-age child. Preschoolers may be able to self-administer medication with close supervision.
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