Author Question: The nurse has to administer a bitter tasting oral medication to a 5-year-old patient. What is the ... (Read 250 times)

chads108 · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

The nurse has to administer a bitter tasting oral medication to a 5-year-old patient. What is the best strategy to administer this drug to the child?

A) Before administering the medication, offer flavored ice on a stick.
B) Administer the medication in a cup of milk.
C) Have the child keep nostrils open and drink the medication through a straw.
D) Use a specially manufactured medication nipple or pacifier.

Question 2

The patient has a 1000 mL bag of NS running at 30 mL/hr. In how many hours would the nurse anticipate having to change the IV bag?

A) 16
B) 24
C) 72
D) 96