The nurse is providing teaching to a teenage girl who is allergic to bee stings. In the event of an anaphylactic reaction, the nurse informs the patient that she should self-administer epinephrine in which of the following sites?
A) Forearm
B) Thigh
C) Deltoid muscle
D) Abdomen
Ans: B
Feedback: The patient is taught to position the device at the middle portion of the thigh and push the device into the thigh as far as possible. The device will auto inject a premeasured dose of epinephrine into the subcutaneous tissue.
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