As a home care nurse for an infusion company you are to give IVIG to a new patient in he home. What will be an important part of your assessment of this patient?
A) Teaching the patient what adverse reactions to expect
B) Teaching the patient how to manage their adverse reactions
C) Educating the patient about expected benefits and outcomes of the treatment
D) Assessing the patient's height and fluid intake.
Ans: C
Chapter: 51
Client Needs: D-4
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Difficulty: Difficult
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
Objective: 3
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Feedback: The patient who is to receive IVIG at home will need information about the expected benefits and outcomes of the treatment as well as expected adverse reactions and their management. Adverse reactions are not expected, but they are possible. The patient does not manage the adverse reactions; the nurse does. You assess the height and weight, not the fluid intake.
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