A client calls the clinic and tells the nurse that they sustained a bee sting on the leg while working in the yard. The client reports they are not allergic to bees and wants to know how to treat the sting. The nurse tells the client to take which action first?
a. Place a cool compress on the sting site
b. Apply an antipruritic lotion to the sting site
c. Apply a topical corticosteroid to the sting site
d. Take an oral antihistamine such as diphenhydramine
