One of the client's family members on the unit is showing symptoms of latex sensitivity. The best action for the nurse to take is to:
1. Transfer the client to a department that does not use latex products.
2. Contact the central supply department in the facility and obtain latex-free products for the client's room.
3. Wait until Monday to report the problem to the supervisor of the unit.
4. Ask the family member to leave the unit.
2. Contact the central supply department in the facility and obtain latex-free products for the client's room.
Rationale:
When symptoms of sensitivity to latex occur on exposure, the central supply department of the facility should be contacted, and latex-free products should be supplied. Transferring the client to a department that does not use latex products is not realistic because 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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