A parent calls the pediatric clinic and is frantic about the bottle of cleaning fluid her child drank 20 minutes. Which of the following is the most important instruction the nurse can give the parent?
A. This too shall pass.
B. Take the child immediately to the ER
C. Contact the Poison Control Center quickly
D. Give the child syrup of ipecac
Answer: C. Contact the Poison Control Center quickly
The poison control center will have an exact plan of action for this child.
A. This too shall pass.
B. Take the child immediately to the ER
C. Contact the Poison Control Center quickly
D. Give the child syrup of ipecac
Answer: C. Contact the Poison Control Center quickly
The poison control center will have an exact plan of action for this child.
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