medium · NCLEX-RN physiological
A nurse is teaching a client with Addison's disease how to use an emergency hydrocortisone injection kit.
Which instruction should be included?
- The injection should only be used if you lose consciousness, as the next nursing response.
- Inject the medication into the fatty tissue of the abdomen.
- After giving yourself the injection, call emergency services or go to the ER immediately.
- Keep the kit in the refrigerator to prevent the medication from expiring, for this client.
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