A mother brings her 3-year-old child who is unconscious but breathing to the ER with an apparent drug overdose. The moth
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 3:51 pm
A mother brings her 3-year-old child who is unconscious but breathing to the ER with an apparent drug overdose. The mother found an empty bottle of aspirin next to her child in the bathroom. Which nursing action is the most appropriate?
A. Put in a nasogastric tube and lavage the child’s stomach.
B. Monitor muscular status.
C. Teach mother poison prevention techniques.
D. Place child on respiratory assistance.
A. Put in a nasogastric tube and lavage the child’s stomach.
B. Monitor muscular status.
C. Teach mother poison prevention techniques.
D. Place child on respiratory assistance.