Which Interventions Will the Nurse Include When Planning Care to Enhance

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which interventions will the nurse include when planning care to enhance the removal of poison from a patient who has overdosed on drugs? Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

• A)Administering activated charcoal
• B)Monitoring urine output
• C)Preparing the patient for dialysis
• D)Inserting a nasogastric tube
• E)Preparing corticosteroids for administration

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Definitions:

Phagocytose Bacteria

The process by which cells, particularly immune cells like macrophages, engulf and digest bacteria.

Astrocytes

Type of glial cell in the brain and spinal cord that performs multiple supportive functions for neurons, including maintaining the blood-brain barrier and regulating neurotransmitter levels.

Microglia

Specialized type of glial cell that acts as the main form of active immune defense in the central nervous system.

Ependymal Cells

Glial cells that line the ventricles in the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord, involved in the production and regulation of cerebrospinal fluid.