A father calls the pediatric office stating he was spraying insecticide in the yard yesterday without realizing that his 4-year-old child was playing in the yard. He is concerned that the child absorbed or inhaled the spray. What should the nurse tell the father?
a. Call poison control, and if unsure, bring the child to the emergency department.
b. Do nothing if the child is not complaining
c. Bring the child to the office.
d. Give ipecac syrup.
a. Call poison control, and if unsure, bring the child to the emergency department.
FEEDBACK:
a. Call poison control, and if unsure, bring the child to the emergency department.
b. Poison control should be called, and the client should follow their recommendations. .
c. Bringing the child to the office would not be the correct approach, because poison control should be called. .
d. Giving ipecac syrup is not recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics for use at home. .
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