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Medical-Surgical Nursing

Reflection Questions

Medical-Surgical NursingReflection Questions

Reflection Questions

1 .
What information should a nurse include when educating a patient or their family about a diagnosis of a new allergy disorder?
2 .
The nurse is caring for a patient on a medical-surgical floor, the patient is started on IV penicillin as ordered by the provider. The patient calls the nurse into the room after 20 minutes due to the presence of severe urticaria and pruritus. What should the nurse do first?
3 .
What information should a nurse include when educating a patient or their family about a new diagnosis of allergic rhinitis?
4 .
What clinical manifestations can occur with food allergies?
5 .
What testing may be performed with assessing for latex allergies?
6 .
Diagnostic tests to identify an allergen include skin tests, total serum IgE, complete blood count with differential, and eosinophil count. A blood test to check the amount of what enzyme may also be used in the diagnosis of anaphylaxis?
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