A Nurse Is Teaching Parents How to Use an EpiPen

question 5

Multiple Choice

A nurse is teaching parents how to use an EpiPen for their child, who has a peanut allergy. Which statement by the parents indicates understanding of the teaching?

• A) "After using the EpiPen, we must go to the emergency department."
• B) "The EpiPen should be stored in the refrigerator, because epinephrine is sensitive to heat."
• C) "The teacher should call us when symptoms start so that we can bring the EpiPen to school."
• D) "We should jab the device into the thigh until it is empty of solution."

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