The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner diagnoses acute otitis media (OTM) in a 2-year-old child who has a history of three ear infections in the first 6 months of life. The child's tympanic membrane is intact and the child has a temperature of 101.5°F. What will the nurse practitioner prescribe for this child?
A) Amoxicillin twice daily for 10 days
B) An analgesic medication and watchful waiting
C) Antibiotic ear drops and ibuprofen
D) Ceftriaxone given once intramuscularly
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