A nurse is caring for a teenage girl who has had an anaphylactic reaction after a bee sting. The nurse is providing patient teaching prior to the patient's discharge In the event of an anaphylactic reaction, the nurse informs the patient that she should self-administer epinephrine in what site?
A) Forearm
B) Thigh
C) Deltoid muscle
D) Abdomen
Ans: B
Feedback:
The patient is taught to position the device at the middle portion of the thigh and push the device into the thigh as far as possible. The device will autoinject a premeasured dose of epinephrine into the subcutaneous tissue.
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