At a local health fair, the community nurse is educating the public on poison-control strategies. Which principle guides these strategies?

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Preventing potential household poisoning is the best strategy. It is better to prevent poisoning from happening in the first place rather than having to rely on antidotes or identifying poisons if a poisoning does occur. Keeping the Poison Control Hotline number handy and identifying household poisons are also important strategies, but they are secondary to prevention. Maintaining a stockpile of selected antidotes is not a recommended strategy as over-the-counter antidotes can have side effects and prescription antidotes should be administered under the guidance of a healthcare provider.

At a Local Health Fair, the Community Nurse Is Educating