A Two-Year-Old Child with a Fever Is Prescribed Amoxicillin Clavulanate

question 12

Multiple Choice

A two-year-old child with a fever is prescribed amoxicillin clavulanate 250 mg/5 ml three times daily by mouth for ten days for otitis media. To guard against antibiotic resistance, the nurse instructs the parent to:

• A)Give the antibiotic for the full ten days.
• B)Measure the prescribed dose in a household teaspoon.
• C)Spread the dose evenly during daylight hours.
• D)Stop the antibiotic when the child is afebrile.