A Hospitalized Patient Is Experiencing a Severe Anaphylactic Reaction to a Dose

question 6

Multiple Choice

A hospitalized patient is experiencing a severe anaphylactic reaction to a dose of intravenous penicillin. Which drug will the nurse expect to use to treat this condition?

• A) Ephedra
• B) Epinephrine
• C) Phenylephrine
• D) Pseudoephedrine

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Definitions:

Carl Rogers

A pioneering humanistic psychologist known for his theory of personality and his method of client-centered therapy.

Reality Principle

A psychoanalytic concept suggesting that the ego seeks to satisfy the id’s desires in realistic and socially appropriate ways, taking into account the external world.

Pleasure Principle

In psychoanalytic theory, the instinctual seeking of pleasure and avoidance of pain to satisfy biological and psychological needs.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates demands between the id, superego, and reality; operates on the reality principle.