A nurse is working in a summer camp for children.One of the children comes to the clinic with several bee stings.Which clinical manifestations would necessitate the need to inject the child with epinephrine (EpiPen)? Select all that apply.
A) Skin that is cold and clammy to the touch
B) Skin that is warm and dry to the touch
C) The child is hyperactive and hyperverbal.
D) Complaints of thirst
E) Restlessness and confusion

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A) General symptoms of shock that would necessitate an epinephrine injection include behavioral changes such as restlessness, anxiety, confusion, depression, and apathy. Thirst is a common complaint in shock. The skin may feel cold and clammy in shock, not warm and dry. In shock, the client will not be hyperactive or hyperverbal.
B) General symptoms of shock that would necessitate an epinephrine injection include behavioral changes such as restlessness, anxiety, confusion, depression, and apathy. Thirst is a common complaint in shock. The skin may feel cold and clammy in shock, not warm and dry. In shock, the client will not be hyperactive or hyperverbal.
C) General symptoms of shock that would necessitate an epinephrine injection include behavioral changes such as restlessness, anxiety, confusion, depression, and apathy. Thirst is a common complaint in shock. The skin may feel cold and clammy in shock, not warm and dry. In shock, the client will not be hyperactive or hyperverbal.
D) General symptoms of shock that would necessitate an epinephrine injection include behavioral changes such as restlessness, anxiety, confusion, depression, and apathy. Thirst is a common complaint in shock. The skin may feel cold and clammy in shock, not warm and dry. In shock, the client will not be hyperactive or hyperverbal.
E) General symptoms of shock that would necessitate an epinephrine injection include behavioral changes such as restlessness, anxiety, confusion, depression, and apathy. Thirst is a common complaint in shock. The skin may feel cold and clammy in shock, not warm and dry. In shock, the client will not be hyperactive or hyperverbal.

A Nurse Is Working in a Summer Camp for Children