To prevent accidental poisoning of a child, parents are instructed by the home health nurse to place medicines:
a. in a dresser drawer.
b. in the medicine cabinet.
c. in a locked cupboard.
d. on a high shelf.
C
Medications should be kept in a locked cupboard.
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