The nurse is preparing to assess a client when one of the client's family members begins showing symptoms of a latex sensitivity. Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?
A) Ask the family member to leave the unit.
B) Transfer the client to a department that does not use latex products.
C) Wait until Monday to report the problem to the supervisor of the unit.
D) Obtain latex-free products for the client's room.
Answer: D
When symptoms of sensitivity to latex occur on exposure, latex-free products should be supplied. Transferring the client to a department that does not use latex products is not realistic because the family member might experience exposure on another unit. (No hospital unit can be latex-free.) Waiting until Monday does not solve the problem. Asking the family member to leave would be a violation of the client's right's.
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