After receiving an injection of penicillin, a patient undergoes an anaphylactic reaction. What should the nurse do first?
a. Administer oxygen.
b. Prepare fluids to combat shock.
c. Notify the charge nurse.
d. Cover with several blankets.
A
The first intervention should be to supply oxygen. Notification of the charge nurse and the ad-ministration of fluids to combat hypovolemia will come afterward. Covering with blankets would increase the vasodilation and increase the shock.
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