A school-age child will begin taking a medication to be administered 5 mL three times daily.The child's parent tells the nurse that,with a previous use of the drug,the child repeatedly forgot to bring the medication home from school,resulting in missed evening doses.What will the nurse recommend?

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For busy families with school-age children,it may be necessary to adjust the medication schedule to one that fits their schedule.The nurse should ask the provider if a revised schedule is possible.In this case,the revised schedule would involve not taking the medication while at school.Putting a note on the locker is not likely to be effective.It is not correct to adjust the dose.

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