Chapter 10: Poison Control
c. Support airway, breathing, and circulation.
A client informs the nurse on duty that he ingested drain cleaner approximately one hour ago. What is the first priority for the nurse?
b. Many medicines and household chemicals resemble candy or food.
An important aspect of client education is making sure medication and household cleaning products are safely secured away from where children have access. Why are children more likely to try these products?
b. Anaphylaxis
The nurse is caring for a client who had an allergic reaction to a bee sting. The nurse is monitoring the client after administering an IV of epinephrine, Benadryl, and cortisone. What type of possible severe reaction is the nurse treating?
d. Go to the nearest emergency care facility with the pill bottle, and call poison control.
A young mother contacts the family health clinic and states her child has ingested the grandmother's heart medication. What should the mother be advised to do?
b. It reduces the absorption of a poisonous chemical in the small and large intestine.
The health care practitioner at an emergency care facility knows that activated charcoal is given for drug overdose. What is the benefit of using this substance?
a. Ingestion
What is the MOST common type of poisoning?
a. Naloxone (Narcan)
A client is brought in by an ambulance because he has attempted suicide with an overdose of pain pills. Which of the following is an antidote for an opiate?
a. Call poison control, and if unsure, bring the child to the emergency department.
A father calls the pediatric office stating he was spraying insecticide in the yard yesterday without realizing that his four-year-old son was playing in the yard. He is concerned that his son absorbed or inhaled the spray. What should the father be told?
a. Give 100% oxygen.
A firefighter is being treated for smoke inhalation after putting out a fire in an apartment building. What choice of therapy would benefit this client?
b. Copiously irrigate the area for at least 30 minutes, and send the client to the emergency department.
A landscaper presents to his primary care provider's office with a complaint of fertilizer exposure to his skin 15 minutes ago. What is the BEST course of action the health care practitioner can take?
