The Patient Comes to the Emergency Department with a Severe

The patient comes to the emergency department with a severe allergic reaction to peanuts and is in serious respiratory distress. The patient's spouse tells the nurse that the patient has a known hypersensitivity to epinephrine (Adrenalin) . What is the best response by the nurse?

A) "I will let the physician know about this immediately; we will need to choose an alternative medication."
B) "I'm not sure what we can use then. Do you know what has been used before with this allergic response?"
C) "This is a life-threatening situation; a prior hypersensitivity is not an absolute contraindication."
D) "This is a problem; we will need to use IV diphenhydramine (Benadryl) ."