You are providing patient education on a medication for an 11-year-old boy. You should direct your teaching to ____.
A. the boy
B. the parents
C. the boy, parents, and siblings
D. the boy and his siblings
E. the boy and his parents
E. the boy and his parents
For infants and young children, teach the parents, not the child. However, for an older child, such as an 11-year-old boy, you would include both the parents and the child in your teaching.
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