The nurse is admitting a pediatric patient to the hospital with a ventroperitoneal (VP)shunt malfunction.The patient's family speaks very little English.The interpreter has arrived and the nurse is obtaining a health history from the parents and learns that the patient received the shunt at birth after a menigocele repair.Based on this data,which product should be avoided when providing care to this patient?

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Based on the patient history of having a VP shunt, the nurse should avoid latex gloves as the patient may have a latex allergy.

The Nurse Is Admitting a Pediatric Patient to the Hospital