A Patient Is Treated at a Clinic with an Intramuscular

question 25

Multiple Choice

A patient is treated at a clinic with an intramuscular (IM) injection of penicillin for a streptococcal throat infection. The patient's history reveals a prior penicillin injection with no allergic response. When the penicillin injection is administered, the nurse should tell the patient,

• A) "You will need to wait in the clinic area for 20 minutes after the injection."
• B) "Since you have taken penicillin before, there should be no problem this time."
• C) "If you have a penicillin allergy, you will react immediately to the injection."
• D) "Call if you develop any fever or skin rash in the next 24 to 48 hours."

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