An anxious patient enters the emergency room with angioedema of the lips and tongue,dyspnea,urticaria,and wheezing after having eaten a peanut butter sandwich.What should be the nurse's first intervention?

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The patient is showing signs of anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction, indicated by angioedema, dyspnea, urticaria, and wheezing. The first intervention should be to ensure the patient can breathe, hence providing oxygen per nonrebreathing mask is the most immediate and critical action.

An Anxious Patient Enters the Emergency Room with Angioedema of the Lips