The nurse is trying to give a liquid medication to a 2-year-old child and notes that the medication has a strong taste.The best way for the nurse to give this medication to a child is to

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Using sherbet or another non-essential food that makes the medication taste better is the best way to give a strong-tasting medication to a child.Adding the medication to the child's bottle is not correct because the child may not drink the entire contents of the bottle,thus wasting the medication.Telling the child that the medication is candy is not correct because using the word "candy" with drugs may lead to the child's thinking that drugs are actually candy.Adding the medication to a cup of milk is not correct because the child may not drink the entire cup of milk,and the distasteful drug may cause the child to refuse milk in the future.

The Nurse Is Trying to Give a Liquid Medication to a 2-Year-Old