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Jane Smith, a 21-year-old client, is admitted with infective endocarditis. The client has a history of...

Jane Smith, a 21-year-old client, is admitted with infective endocarditis. The client has a history of mitral valve prolapse and a recent strep throat infection, which she stated when she felt better, she stopped taking the antibiotic. She presents to the telemetry unit with Osler nodes present on the pads of her fingers and toes, and Janeway lesions on the palms of her hands and soles of her feet. She has splinter hemorrhages present on her fingernails. The nurse notes that the spleen is enlarged and tender during palpation. The client is lethargic and stated that she has no appetite and has lost 5 lb this past week and 10 lb in 2 weeks because she has no appetite. She complains of muscle aches in her lower back and thighs and joint pain everywhere. The vital signs are T, 102 ° F; BP, 90/50 mm Hg; HR, 110 beats/minute; RR, 28 breaths/minute. She has a midsystolic click, followed by a late systolic murmur present. The LPN/LVN reviews the following orders on the chart and decides on nursing management needed for the client.

Admit to medical-surgical unit, infective endocarditis; keep on bed rest. No known allergies. Monitor via telemetry.

Blood cultures × 3, 1 hour apart and separate sites.

Obtain CBC with differential, renal profile, liver profile and send to lab.

D51/2 NS at 100 mL/hr per one IV site and the other IV site keep as saline lock for IVPB medication; NPO; transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in 1 hour. More orders to follow after procedure is completed.

What client preparation before and after the TEE is needed? (Bullet your responses. Provide detailed responses.)

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The pre client preparations are

  • Inform the patient about the procedure and make sure a consent is taken.This can help the patient to understand the benefits and the drawbacks of the procedure and avoid any legal consequence by the health care team
  • The patient should be asked for any medication used for anaesthesia
  • Assess the patient for and respiratory problems like breathing disorder,bleeding
  • Refrain the patient from eating for at least six hours,there are high chances for regurgitation
  • The patients fever has to be treated before procedures, because it is a sign of infection, any procedure from outside can add on infection .Antibiotic prophylaxis is usually recommended
  • The patient if has any implants as to be mentioned earlier,dentures to be removed to prevent interaction during the procedure and to avoid electromagnetic effect

Post procedure

  • The patiwnt may feel drowsy so driving should be avoided at least a day
  • Encourage the patient to have food after a couple of hours to prevent checking because of local anaesthetic effect
  • Lozenges can be administered to ease gastric irritation
  • Foods which are hot yo be avoided because this may cause irritation in the esophageal pathway
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