Exam 72: Poisons and Antidotes

The nurse is aware that,in addition to administering antidotes,which of the following may also be used to treat a client who has toxins in his or her system?

The hospitalized client has received an excessive dose of insulin.Which of the following drugs should the nurse ensure is available on the nursing unit for use as an antidote?

The hospitalized client has received an excessive dose of methotrexate.Which of the following drugs should the nurse ensure is available on the nursing unit for use as an antidote?

Poisoning with an organophosphate insecticide may be treated with atropine and

What is the nurse's responsibility when obtaining specimens from suspected poisonings?

The emergency department nurse learns that a client will be arriving who has experienced poisoning with the heavy metal iron.The nurse anticipates that which of the following drugs will be used as an antidote?

A client has accidentally taken an excessive dose of warfarin sodium.Which of the following drugs should the nurse anticipate will be ordered as an antidote?

Which of the following conditions would contraindicate gastric lavage?

Signs and symptoms associated with methyl alcohol poisoning that the nurse would detect include which of the following?

A child presents to the emergency department with questionable poisoning.He exhibits cyanosis,pulmonary edema,vomiting,abdominal pain,diarrhea,and coagulation defects.These symptoms are commonly associated with poisoning from

Seizures commonly occur with the overdose of which of the following medications?

The nurse would select from the medication storage area which of the following drugs to be used as an antidote for a client who has excessively high levels of heparin?

The emergency department nurse learns that a client will be arriving who has experienced poisoning with the heavy metal copper.The nurse anticipates that which of the following drugs will be used as an antidote?

Nurses may be confronted with childhood poisonings in many ways.Clues to poisoning typically include which of the following?

The nurse would not assess dilated pupils in a client who has overdosed on which of the following drugs?

The emergency department nurse learns that a client will be arriving who has experienced poisoning with the heavy metal gold.The nurse anticipates that which of the following drugs will be used as an antidote?

An unusual type of poisoning has resulted from the increasing use of

A client has overdosed on a drug that is an anticholinergic neuromuscular blocker.Which of the following drugs should the nurse anticipate will be ordered as an antidote?

Which of the following drugs in the emergency department could not be used as an antidote to cyanide poisoning?

The hospitalized client has received an excessive dose of morphine sulfate.Which of the following drugs should the nurse ensure is available on the nursing unit for use as an antidote?