Immune System
WBC level of 2000
What is leukopenia?
This restriction is common for patient's on neutropenic precautions.
What is no fresh fruits, vegetables, plants, or flowers?
This is an event that causes severe harm or death to a patient.
What is a sentinel event?
This oxygen delivery device can administer up to 6LPM
What is a nasal cannula?
The patient has a decreased heart rate and blood pressure. The nurse should anticipate the patient might experience
What is weakness and dizziness?
These granulocytes are the most abundant WBC and are the first defense against infection
What are neutrophils?
The number one way to prevent the spread of infection.
What is handwashing?
Created by the Joint Commission these are updated yearly and are created specific to each type of nursing facility.
What are National Patient Safety Goals?
This is how oxygen is carried to all the cells in the body.
What is by hemoglobin on the red blood cells?
Assessment findings for this include edema, redness, and dull pain in the calf.
What is a DVT?
The risk associated with a patient with leukopenia.
What is increased risk for infection?
These precautions are used for disorders such as MRSA.
What are contact precautions?
This tool looks at patient information such as mobility, medications, and health conditions to determine the patient's risk for a specific type of safety concern
What is a fall risk assessment tool?
A patient has a diagnosis of anemia. This impacts oxygenation in this way.
What is a lack of hemoglobin decreases the body's oxygen carrying ability?
You anticipate this vital sign change in with patients with arteriosclerosis (hardening of arteries).
What is an increase in blood pressure?
The presence of leukocytosis with increased immature neutrophils (left shift)
What is an acute infection that has overwhelmed the immune system?
This type of precaution is used for disorders such as influenza, bacterial meningitis, and pertussis.
What are droplet precautions?
This should always be used when helping a patient to ambulate.
What is a gait belt?
The body does this in response to a decrease in oxygen levels.
What is speed up the heart and respiratory rate?
These areas are used to assess for cyanosis in patients with darker skin tones
What are the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, mucous membranes, and the conjunctivae?
A patient is diagnosed with tuberculosis and placed on airborne precautions which includes the use of a N95/respirator and
What is a negative air-flow room?
These are common complications of impaired mobility.
What are atelectasis, decreased cardiac output, constipation, and joint contractures?
Oxygenated blood from the lungs is sent to the heart via
What is the pulmonary vein?