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Title: The nurse needs to administer a medication to a preschool-age child. The medication is only ...
Post by: ljy5723 on Feb 6, 2018
The nurse needs to administer a medication to a preschool-age child. The medication is only available in tablet form. Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?
 
  1. Place the tablet on the child's tongue and give the child a drink of water.
  2. Break the tablet in small pieces and ask the child to swallow the pieces one by one.
  3. Crush the tablet and mix it in a teaspoon of applesauce.
  4. Crush the table and mix it in a cup of juice.


Title: The nurse needs to administer a medication to a preschool-age child. The medication is only ...
Post by: cjj8za on Feb 6, 2018
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