While working at a weekend free clinic, the nurse is assessing a 3-year-old when the mother of the ...

While working at a weekend free clinic, the nurse is assessing a 3-year-old when the mother of the child confides that it has been very difficult providing for her family of four children on her limited budget.
 
  She is not sure that she has enough money to buy both food for the rest of the month and the antibiotic that is needed for the child's ear infection. Which intervention by the nurse would be most beneficial for the child and this family? 1. Giving the mother enough free samples of the antibiotic for the recommended course of treatment
   2. Putting the mother in contact with a local agency that provides food on a regular basis to needy families and helps them access other resources in the community
   3. Talking with the mother about keeping the child's ear clean by using a Q-tip
 
   4. Providing the mother with samples of food and food stamps for the child