While administering an intramuscular injection, the nurse notes blood return in the syringe barrel after aspirating. What action should the nurse take?
A)
Notify the physician immediately.
B)
Pull the needle out ¼ inch and inject the medication.
C)
Inject the medication as planned.
D)
Discard the medication and start over.
D
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A) is typically asymptomatic and does not require special treatment. B) should be suspected when a randomly dropped QRS is observed. C) should be treated with cardiac pacing, even if the child is stable. D) does not respond to atropine and should be treated with dopamine.