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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