The nurse expects the patient who has been admitted after exposure to a nerve agent to be treated with which of the following?
A) Nitrate
B) Dimercaprol
C) Erythromycin
D) Atropine
Ans: D
Feedback: Atropine is administered when a patient is exposed to a nerve agent. Exposure to blood agents, such as cyanide, require treatment with amyl nitrate, sodium nitrite, and sodium thiosulfate. Dimercaprol is administered intravenously for systemic toxicity and topically for skin lesions when exposed to vesicants.
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