An obtunded patient is admitted to the ED after ingesting bleach. The nurse should prepare to assist with what intervention?

Answer Explanation: The patient who has ingested a corrosive poison, such as bleach, is given water or milk to drink for dilution. Gastric lavage is not used to treat ingestion of corrosives and activated charcoal is ineffective. There is no antidote for a corrosive substance such as bleach.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Posts

A group of military nurses are reviewing the care of victims of biochemical terrorist attacks. The nurses should identify what agents as having the shortest latency?

(A) Viral agents (B) Nerve agents (C) Pulmonary agents (D) Blood agentsAnswer Explanation: Latency is the time from absorption to the appearance of signs and… Read More »A group of military nurses are reviewing the care of victims of biochemical terrorist attacks. The nurses should identify what agents as having the shortest latency?

A nurse is giving an educational class to members of the local disaster team. What should the nurse instruct members of the disaster team to do in a chemical bioterrorist attack?

(A) Cover their eyes. (B) Put on a personal protective equipment mask. (C) Stand up. (D) Crawl to an exit.Answer Explanation: Most chemicals are heavier… Read More »A nurse is giving an educational class to members of the local disaster team. What should the nurse instruct members of the disaster team to do in a chemical bioterrorist attack?

The nursing supervisor at the local hospital is advised that your hospital will be receiving multiple trauma victims from a blast that occurred at a local manufacturing plant. The paramedics call in a victim of the blast with injuries including a head injury and hemorrhage. What phase of blast injury should the nurse expect to treat in this patient?

(A) Primary phase (B) Secondary phase (C) Tertiary phase (D) Quaternary phaseAnswer Explanation: Pulmonary barotraumas, including pulmonary contusions; head injuries, including concussion, other severe brain… Read More »The nursing supervisor at the local hospital is advised that your hospital will be receiving multiple trauma victims from a blast that occurred at a local manufacturing plant. The paramedics call in a victim of the blast with injuries including a head injury and hemorrhage. What phase of blast injury should the nurse expect to treat in this patient?