A mother brings her toddler into the
emergency department and tells the nurse that she thinks the toddler has eaten an entire bottle of chewable aspirin tablets. The nurse will assess for which most common signs of salicylate intoxication in children?
a. Photosensitivity and nervousness
b. Tinnitus and hearing loss
c. Acute gastrointestinal bleeding
d. Hyperventilation and drowsiness
ANS: D
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1. therapeutic 2. social 3. nurse-client 4. attending behaviors
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