A Patient Is Treated at a Clinic with an Injection

question 9

Multiple Choice

A patient is treated at a 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,what should the nurse inform the patient about?

• A) She must wait in the clinic area for 20 minutes before she is discharged.
• B) Given that she has taken penicillin before without problems,she can safely take it now.
• 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 type III immune-complex reactions.

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