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Psychiatric Nursing

A nurse is teaching the parents of a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) about the prescribed medication methylphenidate (Ritalin). What time should the daily dose be administered?

ExplanationB. Methylphenidate (Ritalin) is an appetite suppressant; it should be given after meals. A, C, D. Methylphenidate at this time may suppress the child’s appetite.