A Client Has Been Admitted to the Emergency Department for Treatment

A client has been admitted to the emergency department for treatment of poison ingestion. Gastric lavage and placement of activated charcoal has been prescribed. The nurse would withhold this treatment and collaborate with the prescriber if which instances occur? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

A) The client vomits.
B) The client becomes unconscious.
C) The client discloses that lithium was the drug taken.
D) Paramedics report that it has been 2 hours since the drug was taken.
E) The client begins to pass copious amounts of watery diarrhea.