Author Question: The nurse plans to administer medication to the preschool child. Which approach indicates the nurse ... (Read 71 times)

Engineer · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse plans to administer medication to the preschool child. Which approach indicates the nurse has an understanding of growth and development?

1. The child is often more cooperative if the parent is not in the room.
2. The child does better with verbal instruction than with play instruction.
3. There should be no need to restrain a child of this age.
4. Use a brief rationale, followed by quick administration of the medication.

Question 2

The pregnant patient plans to breastfeed her baby. She asks the nurse about the use of herbal products during breastfeeding. What is the best response by the nurse?

1. Be sure to check the label to see if the herbal product could be used during breastfeeding.
2. Most drugs can be transferred to the infant during breastfeeding, so this is not recommended.
3. Herbal products are considered natural, so it should be fine to use them during breastfeeding .
4. This should be fine, as long as there is at least 12 hours between the time you use the product and when you breastfeed.

ankilker · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale: A brief rationale, followed by quick administration, decreases the child's anxiety and promotes cooperation with the medication process. It may be necessary to restrain a preschool child for medication administration. Having a parent in the room usually promotes more cooperation from the preschool child. Preschool children do better with play instruction.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale: It is best to avoid as many drugs as possible during breastfeeding. The bottle may not be labeled for breastfeeding, so the patient should check with the nurse. There is no safety time limit established between the use of the product and breastfeeding. Herbal products are drugs.