Question

The nurse working in a pediatrician's office is teaching a couple with small children about proper medication administration for children. What statement by the couple would indicate that further teaching is needed?

1. We should carefully measure elixir medication with the provided dropper.
2. Our children should not watch us take medicine.
3. We tell our children the medicine is candy so they will take it without a fuss.
4. Even though medicine comes in a childproof container, we will put medication out of reach.

Answer 1

Further teaching is needed for the couple who tells their children that medication is candy to encourage them to take it, as this can lead to confusion and potential overdose or poisoning. The Correct Answer is Option. C.

Step-by-step explanation:

The subject in question here is Health Education, particularly focusing on proper medication administration for children. A couple's statement that indicates further teaching is needed is "We tell our children the medicine is candy so they will take it without a fuss." This practice is dangerous as it may lead to children confusing actual candy with medication, potentially resulting in overdose or poisoning.

They should instead be taught to explain the importance of medicine to their children in an age-appropriate way and always supervise the administration of medication. It is also important to ensure dosage accuracy using the provided dropper and to store medications out of reach of children, even if they come in childproof containers.