A Patient Developed Hives and Itching After Receiving a Drug

question 11

Multiple Choice

A patient developed hives and itching after receiving a drug for the first time.Which instruction by the nurse is accurate?

• A) Stop the medication and encourage the patient to wear a medical alert bracelet that explains the allergy.
• B) Explain to the patient that these are signs and symptoms of an anaphylactic reaction.
• C) Emphasize to the patient the importance to inform medical personnel that in the future a lower dosage of this drug is necessary.
• D) Instruct the patient that it would be safe to take the drug again because this instance was a mild reaction.

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