The Nurse Is Preparing to Give a 7-Year-Old Child a Bitter-Tasting

The nurse is preparing to give a 7-year-old child a bitter-tasting oral medication. The child asks the nurse if the medicine tastes bad. To help the child take this medication, which action will the nurse take?

A) Allow the child to delay taking the medication until the parent arrives.
B) Enlist the assistance of other staff to help restrain the child.
C) Tell the child that it doesn't taste bad if it is swallowed quickly.
D) Tell the child that it tastes bad and offer a choice of beverages to drink afterward.