A Patient Who Is Employed as a Laboratory Technician Is

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient who is employed as a laboratory technician is scheduled for knee surgery.While obtaining a health history from the patient,the nurse learns that the patient has a history of allergic rhinitis,asthma,and multiple food allergies.What is most important that the nurse do with this information?

• A) Document the allergic history,and be alert for the possibility of a type I latex allergy.
• B) Encourage the patient to carry an epinephrine kit in case a type IV allergic reaction to latex develops.
• C) Advise the patient to use oil-based hand creams to decrease contact with natural proteins in latex gloves.
• D) Recommend that the patient use vinyl gloves instead of latex gloves in preventing bloodborne pathogen contact.

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