The nurse instructs a group of adults with young families that the five general principles for the treatment of acute poisoning are:
1. modification of lifestyle, health teaching, antidote therapy, symptomatic therapy, absorbent administration, and dialysis.
2. antidote therapy, decontamination, neutralization, prevention of absorption, and increase in the rate of excretion.
3. identification of poison, symptomatic therapy, neutralization, dialysis, and absorbent administration.
4. identification of poison, modification of lifestyle, health teaching, decontamination, and increase in the rate of excretion.
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: This list includes components of the five general principles, but not all of them.
Rationale 2: The five general principles are topical decontamination, prevention of absorption, neutralization, increase in the rate of excretion, and antidotes and symptomatic therapy.
Rationale 3: This list includes components of the five general principles, but not all of them.
Rationale 4: This list includes components of the five general principles, but not all of them.
Global Rationale: The five general principles are topical decontamination, prevention of absorption, neutralization, increase in the rate of excretion, and antidotes and symptomatic therapy.
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