Chemo Precautions
Chemotherapy is excreted in these substances.
What are urine, feces, vomit and other body fluids?
This is one of the first things that should be done when a patient is admitted for chemo.
What is get an accurate height and weight?
This staff member often knows best how patients move and what their preferences are.
Who are CNAs?
Cancer patients can bleed more easily for these 2 reasons.
What are chemotherapy and their disease processes?
Chemotherapy poses this specific danger to people of childbearing age.
What are birth defects?
This should be done daily for a patient receiving chemo.
What is a daily standing weight?
This should be ON in the room of a high fall risk patient each time we leave the room.
What is the bed alarm?
Falls are more dangerous for oncology patients for this reason.
What is bleeding more easily?
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What is chemo weakness?
These staff members are at risk for chemotherapy exposure.
What are all members of the healthcare team who have patient contact?
This affects dosing of chemotherapy.
What is weight?
CNAs can document this to show what they are doing to prevent patient falls.
What are fall risk interventions in the daily cares flowsheet?
These are 3 things we can all do to help prevent bleeding in cancer patients.
What are giving them a soft toothbrush, electric razor, and helping ambulate to prevent injury.
This is the proper PPE for handling the body fluids of a patient who has received chemo.
What are chemo gown, two pairs of gloves, and mask and eye shield if there is risk of splashing?
Keeping track of this helps us know if a patient is retaining fluid.
What is accurate intake and output?
We do these things 7 things to help prevent falls.
What are:
have a high fall risk sign outside the room,
bed alarm on, fall risk bracelet on,
non-skid socks on, belongings nearby,
bed in low position, and assist with activities?
This injury can kill a patient who bleeds easily and falls and hits their head.
What is a brain bleed?
Chemo does this when fluids containing it are flushed down the toilet.
What is vaporizes?
This helps us know if a patient needs a dietician consult.
What is accurate intake and output?
We all benefit in this way when we help prevent falls.
What is save the hospital money so we can get raises?
This is a large collection of blood under the skin.
What is a hematoma?