A nurse administers a test dose of iron dextran IM. The nurse would wait at least how long before administering the remainder of the dose?
A) 15 minutes
B) 30 minutes
C) 45 minutes
D) 60 minutes
Answer: D) 60 minutes
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After giving the test dose, the nurse would monitor the client for an allergic response for at least 1 hour after the test dose and before administering the remaining dose. Epinephrine is kept on standby in the event of severe anaphylactic reaction.
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