A nurse needs to administer medication to a toddler.What action by the nurse is most likely to gain cooperation from the child?

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A toddler may consider medicine to be a punishment and may resist taking it.Because the parent is a comforting figure for him or her,allowing the parent to administer the medication is a good option for the uncooperative child.Telling a child of this age that medicine is not a punishment is a good idea,but will not be as successful as letting the parent give it.Negotiation is the hallmark of the school-age child.Preschoolers may be able to self-administer medication with close supervision.

A Nurse Needs to Administer Medication to a Toddler