A nurse admits a patient, who works in dental office, to ambulatory surgery. The patient's history includes multiple surgeries over the last 10 years. In addition, when the patient wears an-tiembolism stockings, a rash develops
Which action should the nurse take initially? a. Use powdered gloves to provide care to this patient.
b. Remove latex products from the patient's room.
c. Inform the surgeon about the patient's hypersensitivity to latex.
d. Gather additional information about po-tential allergies.
D
The nurse addresses the patient's potential hypersensitivity to latex directly to develop a com-prehensive history of the problem before collaborating with the healthcare provider. If the patient has a hypersensitivity to latex, wearing powdered gloves potentially aggravates the problem be-cause the powder can aerosolize and increase the risk of patient exposure by inhalation. Remov-ing latex supplies is premature because the nurse needs to complete the patient assessment. The nurse must complete the assessment about the patient's potential allergies before notifying the surgeon.
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