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serving and would not receive the required medication dosage.

■ If the taste of the medication is unpleasant, it is acceptable to have the child
pinch the nose and drink the medication through a straw.
■ Offer juice, a soft drink, or a frozen juice bar after the child swallows a
medication.
■ Always read the pharmacological indications for administration. Some items
such as fruit syrups can be acidic and should not be used with medications that
react negatively in an acid medium.
■ Record the most successful method of administering medications and pertinent
nursing prescriptions on the child’s care plan for other nursing staff to follow;
this notation also saves the child frustration, fear, and anxiety.

Data from Potter P, Perry A, Stockert P, Hall A: Fundamentals of nursing, ed 8, St.
Louis, 2013, Mosby; and Perry S, Hockenberry M, Lowdermilk D, Wilson D:
Maternal-child nursing care, ed 4, St. Louis, 2010, Mosby.

Table 41-1

Intramuscular Injections: Amount of Medication (mL) by Muscle
Group

Data from Kee J, Marshall S: Clinical calculations: with applications to general and
specialty areas, ed 7, St. Louis, 2013, Saunders.

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