A Patient, Age 28, Is Treated at the Clinic with an Injection

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient, age 28, is treated at the clinic with an injection of long-acting penicillin for a streptococcal throat infection. Her history reveals that she has received penicillin before with no allergic responses. When the penicillin injection is administered, which information should be given to the patient by the nurse?

• A) Because she has taken penicillin before without problems, she can safely take it now.
• B) She must wait in the clinic area for 20 minutes before she is discharged.
• C) She would have immediate symptoms if she had developed an allergy to penicillin.
• D) She should monitor for fever and skin rash typical of serum sickness after taking penicillin.

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