A two-year-old child recently diagnosed with a seizure disorder will be discharged home on an anticonvulsant. The mother best demonstrates understanding of how to give the medication when she:
1. Draws up the medication correctly in an oral syringe and administers it to the child.
2. Acknowledges understanding of written instructions.
3. Verbalizes how to give the medication.
4. Observes the nurse drawing up the medication and administering it to the child.
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Rationale 1: The best way for the mother to demonstrate understanding is to actually draw up and give the medication.
Rationale 2: Verbalization of how to give the medication and acknowledging understanding of written instructions are methods that might be used to reinforce understanding, but they do not actually demonstrate understanding.
Rationale 3: Verbalizing how to give the medication and acknowledging understanding of written instructions are methods that might be used to reinforce understanding, but they do not actually demonstrate understanding.
Rationale 4: Observing the nurse drawing up and administering the medication may be used in the teaching process.
Global Rationale:
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