DVT & PE
This intervention helps prevent DVT in postoperative clients.
What are sequential compression devices?
This vitamin can enhance the body's absorption of iron.
What is Vitamin C.
The priority medication during a sickle cell crisis.
What are opioid pain medications?
Clients with leukemia require this type of precaution to prevent infection.
What is protective environment?
This should be taken before, during and after blood transfusions?
What is temperature....vital signs.
The use of oral contraceptives, sitting for long periods, and recent surgery are all risk for what condition
What is deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
When should a client on iron take the supplement?
What is between meals.
Hydration helps prevent sickling because it decreases this property of blood.
What is blood viscosity?
This chromosome mutation is associated with CML.
What is the Philadelphia chromosome?
How much time does the RN have to initiate blood once she picks it up from Blood Bank?
What is 3o minutes.
Name three classic signs of DVT.
What are warmth, redness, and swelling.
Iron supplements often affect stool appearance, how?
What is turning the color black, dark green, or grayish-black.
List 2 preventative measure for the Sickle Cell patient.
What is avoid extreme climates and elevation, quit smoking, and maintain proper hydration.
What lab value is increased in patients with multiple myeloma?
What is calcium.
The nurse should remain with the client who is receiving blood for at least this many minutes?
What is 15 minutes.
What would be your #1 nursing intervention for a patient experiencing a PE?
What is ensuring adequate oxygenation.
Name three clinical manifestations of anemia.
What is fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath, dizziness
Abnormal lab values in a Sickle Cell anemic patient.
What is low hemoglobin, increased WBC, elevated platelets, and elevated reticulocyte counts.
What food should a patient who has leukopenia avoid?
What are raw/fresh fruits and vegetables.
Common blood transfusion reaction symptoms include......
What is fever, chills, itching, hives (urticaria), rash, headache, and back/chest pain.
What prophylaxis post-operative medication would you expect to be administering daily.
What is Enoxaparin also known as Lovenox
This diagnostic test confirms pernicious anemia.
What is the Schilling test?
One reason why patients in Sickle Cell crisis should avoid taking iron supplements.
What is iron accumulation can increase blood viscosity and contribute to painful vaso-occlusive crises and organ damage.
Bence-Jones proteins are seen in what type of cancer?
What is multiple myeloma.
The first action if a client develops urticaria during a transfusion.
What is stop blood transfusion immediately. *ALSO: disconnecting blood tubing, and maintaining IV access with 0.9% normal saline. Immediately notify the provider and blood bank, verify patient/blood unit identity, and monitor vital signs every 15 minutes. Send all blood products, tubing, and labs (urine/blood) to the lab.