Five Minutes After You Assist a Patient with Her Epinephrine

question 10

Multiple Choice

Five minutes after you assist a patient with her epinephrine auto-injector, the patient states that she feels much better and would like to refuse additional care and transport to the hospital. What statement would be most appropriate given the situation?

• A) "If you feel better now, there is probably no need to go to the hospital. I will get the refusal form for you to sign."
• B) "Once we help you take your epinephrine, the law requires that you be transported to a hospital for additional care."
• C) "Epinephrine can make you very sleepy. You can refuse but just make sure that someone is here to keep an eye on you."
• D) "The epinephrine will wear off in 10 to 20 minutes. Let's see how you are doing then before thinking about refusing transport."

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