You Are the Nurse Working with the Caregivers of a Child

You are the nurse working with the caregivers of a child who is being discharged from the pediatric unit of the hospital. You have been teaching the caregivers about safe storage, use, and disposal of medicines. Which of the following statements by one of the caregivers would indicate he or she had understood your teachings?

A) "When we get home, we are going to give our baby her candy (medicine) just like you told us: every day at the same times."
B) "We will give her the antibiotic every day until it is finished and not save any of it."
C) "My brother's boy is coming down with something similar to what our girl had, so I told him he should try some of our medicine."
D) "I think I have this same prescription at home already from my sickness, so I understand I can use it, as long as it's the correct dosage for a child."