The nurse is teaching the mother of a child diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder how to administer methylphenidate (Ritalin). When would the nurse instruct the mother to administer this drug?
A) "Administer at lunch every day."
B) "Administer at breakfast every day."
C) "Administer at dinner every day."
D) "Administer at bedtime."
B
Feedback:
Several long-acting formulations of methylphenidate have become available that allow the drug to be given only once a day. It should always be given in the morning because administration at dinnertime or bedtime could result in insomnia.
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