Accident/Error/Injury Prevention - (1)
o Spinal Cord Injury: Care of a Client who has a Halo Device (Active Learning Template - Therapeutic Procedure, RM
AMS RN 10.0 Chp 16)
o The purpose is to provide traction and/or
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Accident/Error/Injury Prevention - (1)
o Spinal Cord Injury: Care of a Client who has a Halo Device (Active Learning Template - Therapeutic Procedure, RM
AMS RN 10.0 Chp 16)
o The purpose is to provide traction and/or immobilize the spinal column
▪ Do not use the halo device to turn or move a client
▪ If the client goes home with a halo fixation device on, provide instruction on pin and vest care.
▪ Teach the client signs of infection and skin breakdown.
▪ Maintain body alignment and ensure cervical tong weights hang freely.
▪ Monitor skin integrity by providing pin care and assessing the skin under the halo fixation vest as
appropriate.
• Standard Precautions/Transmission-Based Precautions/Surgical Asepsis - (1)
o Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, and Parasitic Infections: Isolation Precautions for Client Who Has Influenza (Active Learning
Template - Basic Concept, RM FUND RN 9.0 Ch 56)
▪ Contact: Clostridium difficile, herpes simplex virus, impetigo, methicillin‑resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin‑resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA)
▪ Airborne: Measles, varicella, tuberculosis
▪ Droplet (3-6 ft): Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), pertussis, mumps, rubella, plague,ATI-Med Surg Proctored for 2021
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