A nurse working in a busy emergency department is caringfor a teenage patient who presents with a burning pain in hismouth, edema of the lips, vomiting, and hemoptysis. The teenadmits that he was playing a dare game with friends and wasforced to swallow a drain opener preparation. What would bethe nurse’s priority intervention?a. Induce vomiting and call the primary care provider.b. Perform stomach lavage and call the poison controlcenter.c. Give activated charcoal orally and call the physician.d. Dilute the poison with milk and call the primary careprovider.
A nurse working in a busy emergency department is caringfor a teenage patient who presents with a burning pain in hismouth, edema of the lips, vomiting, and hemoptysis. The teenadmits that he was playing a dare game with friends and wasforced to swallow a drain opener preparation. What would bethe nurse’s priority intervention?a. Induce vomiting and call the primary care provider.b. Perform stomach lavage and call the poison controlcenter.c. Give activated charcoal orally and call the physician.d. Dilute the poison with milk and call the primary careprovider.
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A nurse working in a busy emergency department is caring
for a teenage patient who presents with a burning pain in his
mouth, edema of the lips, vomiting, and hemoptysis. The teen
admits that he was playing a dare game with friends and was
forced to swallow a drain opener preparation. What would be
the nurse’s priority intervention?
a. Induce vomiting and call the primary care provider.
b. Perform stomach lavage and call the poison control
center.
c. Give activated charcoal orally and call the physician.
d. Dilute the poison with milk and call the primary care
provider.
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