Author Question: When administering oral medication to a school-age child, the nurse can help the child make choices ... (Read 120 times)

rlane42 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

When administering oral medication to a school-age child, the nurse can help the child make choices by asking:

1. Would you like to take your medication?
2. Would you like to take your medication now or tomorrow?
3. Do you want me to ask the doctor if I can quit giving you this medication?
4. Would you like water or apple juice with your medication?

Question 2

Children born with Fetal Alcohol syndrome will have long-term effects when dealing with:

1. Cognitive development.
2. Emotional development.
3. Physical development.
4. All of the above can be long-term effects related to Fetal Alcohol syndrome.

connor417 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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1. This is not a choice since the medication needs to be administered. Since the nurse will be giving the medication anyway, this can lead to mistrust between the patient and nurse.
2. The medication schedule is typically not changed by a whole day based on patient preference.
3. If the patient needs the medication, it would not be appropriate to give the patient the option of not having to take it anymore.
4. This is appropriate. The medication needs to be given; the only choice available to the patient has to do with factors around how they take it, such as with a drink.

Answer to Question 2

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1. The child will have long-term effects with cognitive development.
2. The child will have long-term effects with emotional development.
3. The child may have long-term effects with physical development.
4. Cognitive, emotional, and physical development may be impaired because of prenatal alcohol exposure.