Unintentional drug overdose effects.

1. What is an overdose? Why is it more common for this to happen unintentionally with children?

2. What are some medications used to combat an overdose once it has been determined? What are some protocols in Ontario or hospitals you have been to? (Look up Ontario Poison Control Centre).

3. What lab values need to be assessed? Does it matter what medication was ingested?

4. What are some priority nursing interventions to do once an overdose has been suspected?

5. What is a nasogastric tube? What can it be used for in terms of an overdose?

6. What methods would you use to insert a nasogastric tube into a two-year-old, refer to the semester three checklist and modify it for the patient’s age.

7. What are some health teachings to give to parents/guardians of an unintentional drug overdose?