A Migrant Worker Presents to the Emergency Department with Signs

question 13

Multiple Choice

A migrant worker presents to the Emergency Department with signs of an acute, recent organophosphate poisoning exposure.Which treatment plan should the nurse expect?

• A)Give neostigmine as the antidote.
• B)Keep the patient relaxed and quiet; administer no medications.
• C)Treat the symptoms with echothiophate.
• D)Administer a stat dose of pralidoxime as an immediate antidote.

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