A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted with failure to thrive and severe muscle wasting due to malnutrition and immobility. When the nurse administers pills to the client, the client is not capable of holding the medicine cup. What technique should the nurse utilize to facilitate Physiological Aspects of Care?a. Contact the client's health care provider. Ask to substitute a liquid form of medication for the pill form.b. Remove one pill at a time from the medicine cup and place it into the client's mouth.c. Crush the pills and administer with applesauce or ice cream. d. Ask the client how many pills the client wants to take at one time. Drop them from the medication cup directly into the client's mouth.

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1. A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted with failure to thrive and severe muscle wasting due to malnutrition and immobility. When the nurse administers pills to the client, the client is not capable of holding the medicine cup. What technique should the nurse utilize to facilitate Physiological Aspects of Care?

a. Contact the client's health care provider. Ask to substitute a liquid form of medication for the pill form.

b. Remove one pill at a time from the medicine cup and place it into the client's mouth.

c. Crush the pills and administer with applesauce or ice cream.

d. Ask the client how many pills the client wants to take at one time. Drop them from the medication cup directly into the client's mouth.