Author Question: What steps should be followed when administering medications to young children? What will be an ... (Read 41 times)

joe · **on:** Sep 14, 2018

What steps should be followed when administering medications to young children?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Preschool-aged children develop many of their lifetime health and safety attitudes and habits during the early years.

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

ansleighelindsey · **Reply #1 on:** Sep 14, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Permission must first be obtained from a doctor (this could be in the form of a prescription label, telephone directive, or written order); read the medication label carefully and verify that the child's name, medication, dosage, and directions for administering match those provided by the doctor. Read the label again when removing the medication from the cabinet, before pouring, after pouring it from the container, and before administering it to the child. Record the time medication was administered, the dose, and any reaction the child may have experienced.

Answer to Question 2

TRUE