ATI Adult Medical Surgical Retake 1

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Adult Med Surg ATI

Terms in this set (90)

Seizures and Epilepsy:

Seizure precautions (62)

During a seizure: Position client on the floor and provide a

patent airway, turn client to side and loosen restrictive

clothing

Cancer treatment

options: Protective

Isolation (999)

If WBC drops below 1,000, place the client in a private

room and initiate neutropenic precautions.

- Have client remain in his room unless be needs to leave

for a diagnostic procedure, in case of transport place a

mask on him

- Protect from possible sources of infection (plants,

change water in equipment daily)

- Have client, staff and visitors perform frequent hand

hygiene, restrict ill visitors

- Avoid invasive procedures (rectal temps, injections)

- Administer (neupogen, neulasta) to stimulate WBC

production

Infection control:

Appropriate room

assignment

Standard Precautions:

1. applies to all patients

2. Hand washing

a. alcohol based preferred unless hands visually soiled

3. Gloves - when touching anything that has the potential

to contaminate.

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4. Masks, eye protection & face shields when care may

cause splashing or spraying of body fluids

Droplet:

1. private room or with someone with same illness

2. masks

Airborne:

1. private room

2. masks or respiratory protection devices

a. use an N95 respirator for tuberculosis

3. Negative pressure airflow

4. full face protection if splashing or spraying is possible

Contact:

1. private room or room with same illness

2. gloves & gowns

3. disposal of infections dressing materials into a single,

nonporous bag without touching the outside of the bag

TB: Priority action for a

client in the emergency

department (249)

-Wear an N95 or HEPA respirator

-Place client in negative airflow room and implement

airborne precautions

-use barrier protection when the risk of hand or clothing

contamination exists

Immunizations:

Recommended

vaccinations for older

adult clients (943)

Adults age 50 or older:

-Pneumococcal Vaccine (PPSV)

- Influenza vaccine

- Herpes Zoster Vaccine

-Hepatitis A

- Hepatitis B

- Meningococcal Vaccine