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A Client Is Brought to the Emergency Department Unconscious

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A client is brought to the emergency department unconscious. The client's spouse tells the nurse that the client was found in bed with an empty pill bottle nearby. The client's spouse believes that there were 20 to 25 diazepam (Valium) pills in the bottle. What represents an appropriate nursing priority?


A) Administer an emetic agent followed by activated charcoal.
B) Lavage the stomach using a nasogastric tube.
C) Prepare the client for emergency surgery.
D) Monitor the client because there is no antidote.

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