The nurse practitioner is presenting the mother of a preschooler with a bottle of vitamins. The nurse most importantly needs to instruct the mother to do which of the following things?
a. Give the vitamins with sips of milk.
b. Give preschoolers half a vitamin and grade-school children a whole vitamin.
c. Store the vitamins in a locked cabinet that the child cannot access.
d. Teach the child how to be independent and self-administer the vitamins.
C
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A Incorrect. The nurse presenting the mother of a preschooler with a bottle of vitamins will not instruct the mother to give the vitamins with sips of milk.
B Incorrect. The nurse presenting the mother of a preschooler with a bottle of vitamins will not instruct the mother to give preschoolers half a vitamin and grade-school children a whole vitamin.
C Correct. The nurse presenting the mother of a preschooler with a bottle of vitamins will most importantly instruct the mother to store the vitamins in a locked cabinet that the child cannot access.
D Incorrect. The nurse presenting the mother of a preschooler with a bottle of vitamins will not instruct the mother to teach the child how to be independent and self-administer the vitamins.
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