A nursing assistant caring for clients in the long-term care facility collapses minutes after putting on latex gloves. The assistant is successfully resuscitated. After reviewing the medical histories of the staff in the long-term care facility, the LPN/LVN determines which of the following staff members can safely use latex products?

1. The staff member with a history of allergies to pollen and grass.
2. The staff member with a history of allergies to banana and kiwi.
3. The staff member with a history of multiple surgeries.
4. The staff member with a history of GI upset.

All the other options cant be possible due to other allergies and a risk of gaining a latex allergy. If your allergic to pollen and grass you can be allergic to latex too. If your allergic to banana and kiwi, both hold "latex like compounds". Also if you have multiple surgeries and the staff had used latex gloves during the procedure you can become allergic to the latex.

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