Question
In: Nursing
you're a patient is a 48-year-old female with a history of breast cancer at the outpatient...
you're a patient is a 48-year-old female with a history of breast cancer at the outpatient chemotherapy clinic she was found to have a fever of 104 and the nurse noted redness around her PICC line. chemotherapy was held and she was admitted to the oncology unit.
1.what are your primary concerns for this patient and what assessments and interventions would be associated with your concerns and why?
Solutions
Expert Solution
breast cancer
It is a most common type of cancer that develops in breast cells. Normally, the cancer forms in either the lobules or the ducts of the breast.
Chemotherapy
It is a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in our body.
1.what are your primary concerns for this patient and what assessments and interventions would be associated with your concerns and why?
Primary concerns
- Major concern is to reduce and control the body temperature.
- As a result of chemotherapy it is mandatory to stay away from getting all kind of infections
Assessment and intervention
- Check the temperature frequently
- It seems there's an infection at the sight of central line
- Reduce the chances of getting inflection
- Follow aseptic techniques
- Limit visitors
- Provide nutritious diet
- Provide psychosocial support
- Explain the positive outcomes of the treatment
Why
It so vital to keep the patient away from getting infections since the patient is immunocompromised due her disease condition and due to the onset of an infection on the site of central line .
Nightingale answered 2 years agoRelated Solutions
A 48-year-old female patient has breast carcinoma and presents to the hospital outpatient unit complaining of low energy.
A 48-year-old female patient has breast carcinoma and presents
to the hospital outpatient unit complaining of low energy. The
physician orders hemoglobin and hemocrit counts, which were
performed.After evaluation, it
is determined the patient has anemia in neoplastic disease. The
physician orders 3 units of packed red blood cells, which are
transfused on the unit.Which coding is best
for the blood products? (See the HCPCS options below.)HCPCS CodeDescriptorP9010Whole blood for transfusion, per unitP9021Red blood cells for transfusion, per unitP9060Fresh frozen...
you're a patient is a 48-year-old female brought to the emergency department for stroke like symptoms...
you're a patient is a 48-year-old female brought to
the emergency department for stroke like symptoms what are your
primary concerns for this patient and what assessment and
interventions will be associated with your concerns and why
Case Study Salma is a 48-year-old female patient who has a history of anemia, Type 2...
Case Study
Salma is a 48-year-old female patient who has a history of
anemia, Type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension for the last few
years. This morning, she has been brought to the Emergency
Department (ED) complaining of dyspnea, lethargy, upper and lower
extremities edema and pruritus. Salma has also been complaining of
nausea and she vomited on arrival to the ED. On the assessment, it
was found that Salma had gained 11 Kgs in weight since last month.
Salma’s...
A 46-year-old, 230lb woman with a family history of breast cancer. She is up to date...
A 46-year-old, 230lb woman with a family history of breast
cancer. She is up to date on yearly mammograms. She has a history
of HTN. She complains of hot flushing, night sweats, and
genitourinary symptoms. She had felt well until 1 month ago and she
presented to her gynecologist for her annual gyn examination and to
discuss her symptoms. She has a history of ASCUS about 5 years ago
on her pap, other than that, Pap smears have been normal....
Patient CB is an 88 year-old female with a history of strokes. The patient has been...
Patient CB is an 88 year-old female with a history of strokes.
The patient has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, hypertension,
and hyperlipidemia. Drugs currently prescribed include the
following: Glipizide 10 mg po daily, HCTZ 25 mg daily, Atenolol 25
mg po daily, Simvastatin 80 mg daily, Verapamil 180 mg CD
daily.
Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the
following:
Explain how the factor you selected might influence the
pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes in the patient from...
The nurse is admitting a 68-year-old patient with a history of ovarian cancer to the medical...
The nurse is admitting a 68-year-old patient with a history of
ovarian cancer to the medical unit. She had surgery 3 months ago
and has had pain ever since the surgery. She reports that she has
been taking oxycodone at home, but that the pain is “never
gone.”
1. The patient describes her pain as a “10” on a scale of 0 to
10, deep, occasionally cramping, and sharp or stabbing. She waves
her hand over her chest and abdomen...
The nurse is admitting a 68-year-old patient with a history of ovarian cancer to the medical...
The nurse is admitting a 68-year-old patient with a history of
ovarian cancer to the medical unit. She had surgery 2 months ago
and has had pain ever since the surgery. She reports that she has
been taking oxycodone at home, but that the pain is “never
gone”
4-During the evening rounds, the patient is founded to be
unresponsive with respiratory rate of 7 breath/min. Her son, who
was staying with her, said that he “pushed the button a few...
The nurse is admitting a 68-year-old patient with a history of ovarian cancer to the medical...
The nurse is admitting a 68-year-old patient with a history of
ovarian cancer to the medical unit. She had surgery 2 months ago
and has had pain ever since the surgery. She reports that she has
been taking oxycodone at home, but that the pain is “never
gone”
After consideration of her history and her pain management
specialist recommends patient-controlled analgesia (PCA); the PCA
therapy is explained and an infusion is started with morphine as a
basal infusion as well...
The nurse is admitting a 68-year-old patient with a history of ovarian cancer to the medical...
The nurse is admitting a 68-year-old patient with a history of
ovarian cancer to the medical unit. She had surgery 2 months ago
and has had pain ever since the surgery. She reports that she has
been taking oxycodone at home, but that the pain is “never
gone”
1-The patient describes her pain as a 10 on a scale of 0-10,
deep, occasionally cramping, and sharp or stabbing. She waves her
hand over her chest and abdomen when asked to...
Imaging Scenario A patient who has a family history of breast cancer and has found a...
Imaging Scenario
A patient who has a family history of breast cancer and has
found a lump in her breast arrives at a mammography imaging center.
She is frightened and emotional. She has read a great deal of
literature about breast cancer and know it is one of the leading
cause of death in women. Her mother and sister died painful deaths
at early ages, and she is frantic to learn her diagnosis. The
breast imaging center has been informed...
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Latest Questions
- MARGI sells different types of wine. Customers place orders to the most popular “Summer Wine” at...
- A firm's bonds have a maturity of 8 years with a $1,000 face value, have an...
- Naive reasoning suggests that a string theory vacuum with cosmological constant Lambda1 is always unstable as...
- I. Design and code a class Rectangle that has the following properties: Two private members double...
- A bond has a $1,000 par value, 10 years to maturity, and an 8% annual coupon...
- The following are the monthly rates of return for Madison Cookies and for Sophie Electric during...
- 1.) Think back to August 6, 1945. The United States has just dropped an atomic weapon...
ADVERTISEMENT