The nurse is administering antivenin to a patient who was bitten on the arm by a poisonous snake. What intervention provided by the nurse is required prior to the procedure and every 15 minutes after?

The nurse is administering antivenin to a patient who was bitten on the arm by a poisonous snake. What intervention provided by the nurse is required prior to the procedure and every 15 minutes after?

The nurse is administering antivenin to a patient who was bitten on the arm by a poisonous snake. What intervention provided by the nurse is required prior to the procedure and every 15 minutes after?


a) Assess peripheral pulses.

b) Administer cimetidine (Tagamet).

c) Administer diphenhydramine (Benadryl).

d) Measure the circumference of the arm.



Asnwer: Measure the circumference of the arm.