The nurse is providing care to a hospitalized pediatric patient, and the patient is refusing all pain medication despite signs of obvious distress. The patient tells the nurse, "All you nurses lied, and the shots hurt." What is the most appropriate nursing measure at this time?
A) Provide the medication in a cup of juice.
B) Have the parents administer the medication.
C) Explain not all medications are shots.
D) Admit to the patient that the shots hurt but explain they help.
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