The Nurse Is Preparing to Provide a Dose of Liquid

The nurse is preparing to provide a dose of liquid oral antibiotic to a 2-year-old whose mother reports, "She doesn't like the taste of that and won't take it without a fight." To successfully provide the medication, the nurse could appropriately do which of the following?

A) Offer the child a warm bottle with the medication mixed in.
B) Offer the child a frozen juice bar before medication administration.
C) Discuss the addition of a flavoring with the pharmacist.
D) Place a syringe at the tip of the child's tongue and encourage the child to suck out the medication.
E) Place the dose in a plastic medicine cup and encourage the child to "drink it like a big girl."