What type of bone marrow transplant will she have? Briefly describe the transplant process
What will be an ideal response?
This patient will have an allogeneic bone marrow transplant from her brother. For this procedure, the
patient will receive myeloablative therapy consisting of high-dose chemotherapy with or without
total body irradiation. The brother will be taken to the operating room (OR), where bone marrow will
be harvested from both of his iliac crests. This marrow will then be infused into the patient via the
central venous catheter. The bone marrow will engraft into the patient's marrow within 14 to 21 days
and begin to produce blood cells.
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a. Have a walker available for use if the patient is unsteady on their feet. b. Measure and record all vital signs, including orientation, once per shift. c. Check the gag reflex before administering medications and offering breakfast. d. Wake the patient up every 30 minutes to assess and document neurological status.
The professional organisation representing health professionals of all disciplines who work in rural and remote areas is: a. CRANAplus. b. Rural Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of RoyalCollege of Nursing Australia
c. The National Rural Health Alliance. d. Bush Support Services.
A client is recovering from a serious motor vehicle accident. The client is focusing all attention on physical needs of recovery rather than returning to a job
The nurse knows that the client has already met the simple, basic needs and should be concentrating efforts on the more complex, higher level needs. What would the nurse document for the client who is focusing on a simple, basic need that has already been fulfilled? A) Security and safety B) Love, affection, and belonging C) Regression D) Self-esteem
A patient who has chronic adrenal insufficiency is admitted to the hospital for an open cholecystectomy
The nurse obtaining the admission history learns that the patient takes hydrocortisone 25 mg PO daily in the morning. The patient's surgery is scheduled for the next morning. The nurse will expect an order to: a. administer the usual morning dose of hydrocortisone 25 mg PO. b. administer hydrocortisone 75 mg PO in the morning. c. administer hydrocortisone 75 mg IV before surgery. d. withhold the morning dose of hydrocortisone and give it after surgery.