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A 10-year-old child requires daily medications for a chronic illness. Her mother tells the nurse that the child continually forgets to take the medicine unless reminded. What nursing action is most appropriate to promote adherence to the medication regimen?

A.Establish a behavioral contract with the child that includes rewards for taking her medication independently, after first ruling out issues like unpleasant side effects or difficulty swallowing pills.B.Suggest that the mother use time-outs whenever the child forgets to take her medicine.C.Discuss with the mother the damaging effects of continuing to remind and "rescue" the child regarding her medication.D.Ask the child to bring her medicine containers to each appointment so the remaining pills can be counted.

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A 10-year-old child requires daily medications for a chronic illness. Her mother tells the nurse that the child continually forgets to take the medicine unless reminded. What nursing action is most appropriate to promote adherence to the medication regimen?

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