The nurse is teaching a community program on potential poisons in the home
The nurse asks the group, "What service or services could a poison control center offer?" Which response by a par-ticipant demonstrates the need for further teaching? "The poison control center offers a. poison information and education."
b. advice and consultation by telephone for toxic exposures."
c. services provided 5 days a week."
d. hazard surveillance to achieve hazard elimination."
C
The poison control center is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; further teaching is needed.
The poison control center offers poison information and professional and public education; no further teaching is needed.
Poison control centers are accessible by telephone and can provide immediate instruction on management of acute poisoning; no further teaching is needed.
Poison control centers provide hazard surveillance; no further teaching is needed.
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