The Nurse Is Doing Discharge Teaching with Caregivers Who Will

The nurse is doing discharge teaching with caregivers who will be giving their toddler a liquid iron supplement. The nurse will teach the parents to administer the liquid iron supplement in which of the following ways?

A) mixed half and half with water
B) through a straw, a medicine dropper, or a syringe in the back part of the mouth
C) with food such as eggs, milk, cheese, or a slice of toasted whole grain bread with butter
D) mixed with antacids