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A nurse is preparing to administer an oral liquid medication to a 3-month-old infant who is receiving powdered infant formula.
The nurse should:
Mixing the medication with formula in a bottle can alter the taste and effectiveness of the medication, and also make it difficult to ensure that the infant receives the full dose.
Use an oral syringe to squirt the medication into the side of the mouth.
This is because an oral syringe allows the nurse to measure the exact dose of the medication and deliver it slowly and safely into the infant’s mouth, avoiding choking or aspiration.
Placing the medication on a pacifier can cause the infant to spit out the pacifier or the medication, and also increase the risk of infection from contaminated pacifiers.
Dipping a cotton swab in the medication and rubbing it on the gums can irritate the oral mucosa and cause pain or bleeding, and also waste some of the medication on the swab.
Use an oral syringe to squirt the medication into the side of the mouth.
This is because an oral syringe allows the nurse to measure the exact dose of the medication and deliver it slowly and safely into the infant’s mouth, avoiding choking or aspiration.
The other choices are wrong for the following reasons:
• Choice A) Mixing the medication with formula in a bottle can alter the taste and effectiveness of the medication, and also make it difficult to ensure that the infant receives the full dose.
• Choice C) Placing the medication on a pacifier can cause the infant to spit out the pacifier or the medication, and also increase the risk of infection from contaminated pacifiers.
• Choice D) Dipping a cotton swab in the medication and rubbing it on the gums can irritate the oral mucosa and cause pain or bleeding, and also waste some of the medication on the swab.