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Joan is at lunch in the hospital cafeteria with a nurse coworker. Joan is very allergic to nuts and always carries her anaphylactic kit with her. Joan tells her coworker that there must have been nuts in something she ate because she is having increasing difficulty breathing. What should the nurse do immediately?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
Administering the anaphylactic kit medication (epinephrine) is the immediate action to reverse anaphylaxis, prioritizing airway patency.