Problem
As a camp nurse, you often work with children who are allergic to various irritants. You admit John, an 8-year-old boy, to the camp on opening day. John's parents are concerned because John had an anaphylactic reaction to peanut butter at school at the end of the school year and was rushed to the hospital. At the hospital, John received IV epinephrine and was given a prescription for an EpiPen. John and his parents are asking if you can help them understand how to use the EpiPen.
a) John asks you how the EpiPen works. How do you explain the actions of the EpiPen?
b) When would you advise John to use his EpiPen, and how it should be stored and replaced?
c) How would you teach John to self-inject with the EpiPen?