The Risk for Poisoning Is Most Likely in a Situation

question 35

Multiple Choice

The risk for poisoning is most likely in a situation in which a:

• A) caretaker with an infant with a high fever has been instructed by the clinic nurse to give a liquid fever reducer (antipyretic).
• B) toddler is staying with his grandparents for a week while his mother is in the hospital.
• C) 7-year-old has asthma and uses daily medications for it.
• D) 12-year-old is home alone after school until his parents return from work.

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