Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition by Shirlee Snyder,Audrey Berman,Geralyn Frandsen

Exercise 3

Shireena, an 8-year-old, comes to your clinic with her mother, com-plaining of pain in both ears for about 4 days. Although she has a history of recurrent ear infections as a child and had tympanostomy tubes placed 3 years ago, her mother says she has not had an ear infection for at least 2 years. Shireena participated in summer day camp last week, which involved swimming in a local lake. She says, "I didn't put my head under water. I know better than that!" The nurse practitioner diagnoses Shireena with acute external otitis media with swelling and exudate; she prescribes a topical antibiotic with cortico-steroid (otic drops) three times a day for 10 days. As the clinic nurse, you provide Shireena and her mother with health education.
What strategies will you suggest to ensure compliance with the nurse practitioner's orders? Discuss how Shireena can be actively involved in her medical treatment.