Anemia
Teach my patient to increase their intake of green leafy vegetables, beans, and organ meat
Signs and symptoms of immune system compromise
What is cough, fever, SOB, thrush, elevated WBC
Education to give client to prevent skin cancer
What is sunscreen, avoid tanning beds, stay out of the sun during hottest hours, wear a hat, examine your body monthly..
What information does the nurse need to adequately take care of a burn patient?
What is height and weight, percentage of burn, when the burn occurred
Medication for Stomatitis
Nystatin
Failure to absorb Vitamin B 12
What is pernicious anemia
Precautions when taking care of a patient with HIV
What is standard precautions
Mole with irregular borders and different colors
What is Malignant Melanoma
Client arrives with burns to anterior right arm, anterior left arm, and anterior chest. What is the percentage of burn?
What is 27%. (right arm- 4.5%, left arm 4.5%, chest 18%)
Blocks reverse transcriptase so HIV cannot make copies of itself
What is Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs)
Failure of the bone marrow to produce RBCs
What is aplastic anemia
Opportunistic infections with HIV
What is PCP, Kaposi Sarcoma, TB
Most common risk factor for developing squamous cell and Basal Cell CA
What is UV rays
Client arrives to the ED with superficial partial thickness burns to the anterior chest, what is the nurses priority?
What is pain and fluids
Methotrexate can be prescribed for this skin disorder
Psoriasis
My patient should be on fall precautions
What is pernicious anemia
Education for a pt with PCP?
What is psoriasis
Major complications of burns
What is hypovolemic shock, infection, and contractures
Antivirals
My patient should be on bleeding precautions
What is Aplastic Anemia
"How did I get HIV when they didn't even know they had it?"- How does the nurse respond?
What is.. symptoms can stay dormant for a period of time.
Lifestyle factors and comorbidities that influence a person's immune system
Three phases of burns
What is emergent (resuscitation), acute (healing), and rehabilitative (restorative)
silver sulfadiazine and gentamicin sulfate
Medications used for burns