Nursing students are writing their final exam in pharmacology. A question asks why it is important to know about toxicology in relation to their practice. What is the best response by the student?

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Rationale 1. Nurses play a key role in preventing and minimizing harm form toxicity.
Rationale 2. While it is important for nurses to have some knowledge in poisons and their antidotes, and the signs and symptoms of other toxins, it is not their responsibility to identify the specific toxin.
Rationale 3 Poisoning ranks as the third most frequent type of injury after falls and MVAs
Rationale 4. This is not the nurses responsibility, this is the responsibility of the National Emergency Stockpile System (NESS)
Rationale 5. Vaccinations are not administered for agents that might be used in bioterrorism, only for those considered to be at risk.

Nursing Students Are Writing Their Final Exam in Pharmacology