Which Teaching Should the Nurse Provide About Intradermal Skin Testing

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which teaching should the nurse provide about intradermal skin testing to a patient with possible allergies?

• A) "Do not eat anything for about 6 hours before the testing."
• B) "Take an oral antihistamine about an hour before the testing."
• C) "Plan to wait in the clinic for 20 to 30 minutes after the testing."
• D) "Reaction to the testing will take about 48 to 72 hours to occur."

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Definitions:

R

A symbol commonly used to represent resistance in electrical circuits.

RC Parallel Circuit

A circuit configuration consisting of a resistor (R) and a capacitor (C) connected in parallel, which influences the charging and discharging time constants.

R

Symbol commonly representing resistance in electrical equations, measured in ohms (Ω).

RC Parallel Circuit

An electrical circuit that consists of resistors (R) and capacitors (C) connected alongside each other in parallel, allowing for AC filtering or timed circuits.