Author Question: When teaching a pediatric client's parents about administering his medication at home, the nurse ... (Read 14 times)

Tazate · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

When teaching a pediatric client's parents about administering his medication at home, the nurse states that the most accurate device for measuring the liquid medication is:

1. Cup
2. Teaspoon
3. Oral plastic disposable syringe
4. Dropper

Question 2

The nurse prepares to administer a prn pain medication by IM injection. The client refuses the in-jection stating that I don't like shots. The best reaction by the nurse is to:

1. Contact the physician for pain medication to be given by a different route
2. Instruct the client that he or she needs to be brave and take the shot
3. Contact the nursing supervisor to talk with the client
4. Inform the client that the injection is the only route that the pain medication is ordered

lolol · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3
A plastic, disposable syringe is the most accurate device for preparing liquid doses, especially those less than 10 mL. A cup can be hard to gauge liquids unless placed on a flat surface to read. Teaspoons can vary in the amount of volume they hold. Droppers are less accurate than plastic disposable syringes for preparing liquid medications.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1
It is the right of the client to receive medications safely without discomfort in accordance with the six rights of medication administration.