The Nurse Is Preparing to Administer a Chewable Tablet to a Preschool-Age

question 14

Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing to administer a chewable tablet to a preschool-age child. The child's parent reports always crushing the tablet and mixing it with pudding when giving it at home. What is the nurse's next action?

• A) Ask the pharmacist if the drug may be crushed.
• B) Crush the tablet and mix it with pudding.
• C) Insist that the tablet must be chewed as ordered.
• D) Request a liquid form of the medication from the pharmacy.

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Definitions:

Mass-Energy Transfer

The concept that mass and energy are interchangeable, underpinning the principle of mass-energy equivalence.

Thermal Equilibrium

A state in which all parts of a system are at the same temperature, resulting in no net flow of thermal energy.

Static Equilibrium

A state in which an object or system is at rest or moving with constant velocity, experiencing no net force.

The Joule

A derived unit of energy in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the energy transferred to an object when a force of one newton acts on it in the direction of its motion through a distance of one meter.