The physician has asked the nurse to educate a client with a severe allergy to beestings. Which of the following should the nurse be sure to include in the teaching plan?
a. take Benadryl prior to going out c. carry an Epi-pen at all times
b. wear long sleeves and pants d. know the distance to the local ER
C
In conducting client teaching about severe allergies, the nurse should advise clients with severe allergies to wear a Medic Alert tag and to encourage clients who are allergic to insect stings to carry an emergency anaphylactic kit containing epinephrine at all times.
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