A client has been admitted to a health care facility with acute bronchospasm. The primary health care provider prescribes the drug epinephrine. The nurse anticipates administering this drug by which route?
A) Intravenous
B) Intramuscular
C) Subcutaneous
D) Intradermal
Ans: C
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The nurse should use the subcutaneous route to administer epinephrine for acute bronchospasm. Doses of epinephrine are measured in tenths of a milliliter. A tuberculin syringe is used for measuring and administering these drugs by the parenteral route. The other routes are not appropriate for this situation.
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