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Latex allergy: Another real Y2K issue
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Consider this scenario: You receive a report from another nurse on a patient who is to be admitted to your unit. The patient is a 30-year-old male with a spinal cord injury who is coming in for wound care management. He lives on his own, works part-time, and catheterizes himself every 4 hours. At the end of the conversation, the nurse mentions that this patient has a latex allergy. Immediately, a red flag goes up in your mind, because this is a detail that will change how you will handle this...
