A nurse is providing education to the unit on adverse drug reactions to reduce the number of medication errors
After the teaching has been conducted, the nurse asks, "Which factor is a primary determinant of the intensity of an allergic drug reaction?" The participants' best response would be the
a. dose of drug ingested.
b. body surface area of the patient.
c. patient's degree of compliance.
d. degree of sensitization.
ANS: D
The intensity of an allergic reaction is determined primarily by the degree of sensitization of the immune system, not by drug dosage.
The intensity of an allergic reaction is largely independent of dosage. The dose of the drug is not necessarily related to whether the patient experiences an allergic reaction.
The body surface area is used to determine dose and is not a primary determinant of an allergic reaction.
The patient's degree of compliance is not relevant to the development of an allergic reaction.
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