The nurse is preparing to administer eardrops to a 28-month-old child.Nursing care is appropriate if which technique is used by the nurse?

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The nurse pulls the patient's pinna down and straight back to facilitate the medication reaching the inner ear.Eardrops are never warmed in a microwave oven because of the risk of overheating the medication; microwave heating potentially leads to patient burns or decreased effectiveness of the eardrops.If cotton balls are used with eardrops,they are nonmedicated and inserted into the ear canal gently for a brief period of time after the drops have been instilled.The eardrops would drain out of the ear quickly if the patient lies on a warm compress with the affected ear down.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Administer Eardrops to a 28-Month-Old