Case Scenario: Carlos Stamm is a 10-year-old boy with known dairy allergies. During a recent class trip to the local zoo, Carlos was feeding animals and later rubbed his eyes without washing his hands. After several minutes, Carlos began to complain of “itchiness” around his eyes and he was observed repeatedly sneezing and coughing. There was noticeable swelling around both of his eyes. One of the chaperones on the class trip recognized the manifestations and called Carlos’ mother. Carlos was taken by his mother to an urgent care center where the primary care practitioner and nurse reviewed Carlo’s history and assessed him. Nursing assessments: Carlos Stamm is 10 years old. He is in the fifth grade. His vital signs are: blood pressure—102/62; temperature —98.8deg F; heart rate—90 beats per minute; respirations—18 breaths per minute. Carlos complained of itching and watering of the eyes, and also reported hoarseness and coughing.The nurse at the urgent center called the local zoo and requested information on the animal food that Carlos handled. The animal food was composed of multigrains and peanuts. Carlos was given diphenhydramine orally and his mother was given a prescription for an epinephrine auto injector. Carlos was observed for an hour and his periorbital edema subsided as well as the itchiness. Carlos was drowsy from the diphenhydramine and taken home to rest. Thinking back to one of the nursing diagnoses that you chose for Carlos, what interventions will you implement to meet a client outcome criteria or goal? List at least 3. Explain why your interventions are important.
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