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The school nurse has had five students in the last 3 hours present to the school health clinic with complaints of severe abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?

ExplanationCorrect answer C: These could be signs of botulism, but the nurse should first assess to determine if all the students ate the same food. The parents should be notified, and the public health department may need to be notified. The school nurse would not have antiemetic medications in the nurse’s office.