ATI Med Surg Quizlet

Seizures and Epilepsy: Seizure precautions During a seizure: Position client on the floor and provide a patent airway, turn client to side and loosen restrictive clothing Cancer treatment options: Protective Isolat ...

Seizures and Epilepsy: Seizure precautions During a seizure: Position client on the floor and provide a patent airway, turn client to side and loosen restrictive clothing Cancer treatment options: Protective Isolation (999) If WBC drops below 1,000, place the client in a private room and initiate neutropenic precautions. - Have client remain in his room unless be needs to leave for a diagnostic procedure, in case of transport place a mask on him - Protect from possible sources of infection (plants, change water in equipment daily) - Have client, staff and visitors perform frequent hand hygiene, restrict ill visitors - Avoid invasive procedures (rectal temps, injections) - Administer (neupogen, neulasta) to stimulate WBC production Infection control: Appropriate room assignment Standard Precautions: 1. applies to all patients 2. Hand washing a. alcohol based preferred unless hands visually soiled 3. Gloves - when touching anything that has the potential to contaminate. 4. Masks, eye protection & face shields when care may cause splashing or spraying of body fluids Droplet: 1. private room or with someone with same illness 2. masks Airborne: 1 private room TB: Priority action for a client in the emergency department (249) -Wear an N95 or HEPA respirator -Place client in negative airflow room and implement airborne precautions -use barrier protection when the risk of hand or clothing contamination exists Immunizations: Recommended vaccinations for older adult clients (943) Adults age 50 or older: -Pneumococcal Vaccine (PPSV) - Influenza vaccine - Herpes Zoster Vaccine -Hepatitis A - Hepatitis B - Meningococcal Vaccine Pulmonary Embolism: Risk factors for DVT (258) -Long term immobility - Oral contraceptives - Pregnancy - Tobacco use - Hypercoagulabilty - Obesity - Surgery - Heart failure or chronic A-Fib - Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (sickle cell) -Long bone fractures -Advanced age Disorders of the male reproductive system: Complications of continuous irrigation following Trans-urethral Resection (743) -Urethral trauma -Urinary retention - Bleeding - Infection Stroke: Caring for a client who has left sided hemiplegia (155) - Observe extremities for injury - Apply an arm sling if client is unable to care for the affected extremity - Ensure foot rest is on wheel chair and ankle brace is on the affected foot - Instruct client to dress the affected side first Fractures and immobilization devices: Prevent complications (787) -Assess neurovascular status of the affected body part for every hour for 24 hours and Q4 hours after that - Maintain body alignment - avoid lifting or removing weights -Monitor pain level - Monitor for signs of infection - Support nutrition Pain Management: use of non pharmacological methods of pain relief - Cutaneous (skin) stimulation- TENS, heat, cold, therapeutic touch and massage - Distraction (deep breathing, ambulation, visitors, TV and music) - Relaxation (meditation, yoga and progressive muscle relaxation -Imagery (focus on pleasant thoughts) - Elevation of extremities to promote venous return