Infection Prevention
The precations patients are placed on during transplant
What is neutropenic precations?
The most common side effects of this treatment includes nausea, vomiting, fatgiue, pancytopenia, and mouth sores
What is Chemotherapy?
This is always checked before giving any blood products
What is patient's blood product consent?
The disorder that is described by numbness and tingling in patients fingers and toes
What is Neuropathy?
The team that cooridates outside care such as VNA services or which rehab your patient gets discharged to
What is case management?
A simple action that can decrease infection risk in all neutropenic patients
What is hand washing?
Two treatments that reqiure daily CARTOX screening and every 4 hour neuro checks
What are CAR-T and BiTE therapies?
The lab value we look for to transfuse platelets
What are platelets less than 10?
A side effect of low platelets that is identified by bruising or dark and tarry stools
What is bleeding?
Your patient is requesting someone to talk to about what they are going through, you could consult this team
What is social work?
This product is used to clean all itmes entering a transplants patient's room
What are purple top/super Sani-cloth wipes?
The procedure that requires patients to lay flat for thirty minutes to an hour after it is complete
What is a bone marrow biopsy?
The lab value we look for to transfuse packed red blood cells
What is hemoglobin less than 7?
The labs effected by tumor lysis syndrome
What are phosphate, potassium, uric acid, and calcium?
You call this team when you start to notice skin breakdown on your patients coccyx and need reccomendations
What is the wound and ostomy team?
We change this every four days to prevent line infections
What are caps and tubing?
Vitals are taken at these intervals when giving blood products
What is before, 15 minutes into the infusion, and after?
The electolyte affected by the administration of furosemide (Lasix) and should be montiored daily
What is potassium?
The common first sign of cytokine release syndrome
What is fever?
The team you cosult when a patient is not eating an adequate amount due to changes in taste buds from chemotherapy
What is a nutritionist?
The vital sign that is often the first sign of infection in neutropenic patients and should be reported to the provider
What is Fever of 100.4F?
Two problems monitored for during CAR-T and BiTE therapies
What are cytokine release syndrome and neurotoxicity?
The lab value we look for to trasfuse cryoprecipitate
What is fibrinogen less than 100
Shortness of breath, swelling, hives, itching, and nausea, are examples of side effects that occur during this type of blood trasnfusion reaction
What is allergic reaction?
The department you could refer the health care team to consult if your patient is experiencing severe pain that is not being well controlled by current means
What is pallative care?