The nurse is preparing to administer a vaccination to a client who has many allergies.After donning gloves and wiping the client's arm with an alcohol swab, the nurse notices the client has begun to develop hives, swelling, watery eyes, and is coughing.Which should the nurse suspect?

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The symptoms described (hives, swelling, watery eyes, coughing) immediately after donning gloves and before administering the vaccination suggest an allergic reaction, most likely to latex in the gloves, especially given the client's history of many allergies.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Administer a Vaccination to a Client