What is an appropriate nursing action to decrease the effects of venom for a patient who has been bitten on the left arm by a poisonous snake?
a. Encourage the patient to ambulate
b. Keep the patient calm.
c. Elevate the patient's left arm.
d. Perform passive range of motion of the left arm.
ANS: B
Interventions are focused on decreasing the circulation of venom throughout the patient's system by keeping the patient calm and immobilizing the affected part.
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