An awake,alert 4-year-old child has just arrived at the emergency department after an ingestion of aspirin at home.The practitioner has ordered activated charcoal.The nurse administers charcoal in which manner?

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Although activated charcoal can be mixed with a flavorful sugar-free beverage,it will be black and resemble mud.When it is served in an opaque container,the child will not have any preconceived ideas about its being distasteful.The ability to see the charcoal solution may affect the child's desire to drink the solution.The child should be encouraged to drink the solution all at once.The nasogastric tube would be traumatic.It should be used only in children who cannot be cooperative or those without a gag reflex.

An Awake,alert 4-Year-Old Child Has Just Arrived at the Emergency