Author Question: The nurse is preparing to assess a client when one of the client's family members begins showing ... (Read 46 times)

hubes95 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is preparing to assess a client when one of the client's family members begins showing symptoms of a latex sensitivity. Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

A) Ask the family member to leave the unit.
B) Transfer the client to a department that does not use latex products.
C) Wait until Monday to report the problem to the supervisor of the unit.
D) Obtain latex-free products for the client's room.

Question 2

The nurse is teaching a mother how to administer optical antibiotics to her child who has conjunctivitis. Which statement made by the mother indicates teaching has been effective?

A) I will drop the medication onto the eyeball.
B) I will wait 10 seconds between drops.
C) I will wash my hands before instilling the medication.
D) I will rub the eye with a cotton ball after I administer the medication.

vboyd24 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

When symptoms of sensitivity to latex occur on exposure, latex-free products should be supplied. Transferring the client to a department that does not use latex products is not realistic because the 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.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C

Teach the client to wash hands thoroughly before and after instilling eye medications. Handwashing is the single most important means of preventing transmission of infection. Medication is dropped into the lower conjunctival sac and should not be rubbed after instillation. The time between drops is 1-5 minutes, depending on the type of medication. The medication is not dropped on the eyeball but in the conjunctival sac of the lower lid.