A patient undergoing chemotherapy for lymphoma (cancer) was advised to get rid of the house plants in her home. What is the possible reasoning behind this suggestion?
Chemotherapy causes bone marrow suppression and hence immunosuppression . Patients can get infections easily at this phase ,that's why the patient was advised to get rid of the house plants in her home as it could lead to many insects and bees which can cause infections.
A patient undergoing chemotherapy for lymphoma (cancer) was advised to get rid of the house plants in her home. What is...
The patient is a 58-year woman diagnosed with Stage IIIB breast cancer which required a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation treatments. She has a variety of chronic illnesses, including hypertension, diabetes and asthma. She is knowledgeable her health and sees the doctor regularly to stay healthy. She is very devout and grew up in a strongly devout family. Her church family is very important to her. Her mother and siblings live out of state. All of her family prays regularly for...
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D H ypersensitivity 280. You are performing an admission on a patient newly admitted with cancer. The patient has just finished a course of chemotherapy. Which assessments would you make that might indicate that the patient is possibly experiencing immune dysfunction (Mark all that apply) A Cardiovascular B. Respiratory Neurosensory D. Hematologic Endocrine 281. A 16 year old has been brought to the emergency department by his parents after falling through the glass of a storm door The Fall e...
The Case Study in Cancer Part I Ann is a 27-year-old nurse working at the local hospital in surgery. She had worked hard to move into the specialty, and she was enjoying her career, friends, and family. She and her partner had been living together for about a year, and she was content. As a nurse, Ann knew the importance of doing breast self-exams, and did them regularly. In the shower one morning, she felt a lump she wasn’t familiar...
hello there, could I get an answer to my scenario question 1.Breast Cancer Patient Profile R M. is a 68-year-old white female who went to her health care provider with a complaint of "feeling tightness" around a lump in her right breast. She has a history of hypertension and smoking (25 pack-year history). Subjective Data Has a family history of breast cancer-one sister recently had lumpectomy and radiation therapy. Mother and aunt died from breast cancer when they were in...
Cancer: Failure to Communicate Farhad Tabrizi, a 69-year-old immigrant from Iran, is brought to the emergency room at St. Vincent's Medical Center (a private urban hospital) after coughing up blood. He presents with severe coughing, fatigue, chest pain, shortness of breath, and headaches. After stabilizing Mr. Tabrizi, the emergency room team admits him to the hospital, where he is given (over the course of a few days) a thorough workup, including chest x-rays, CT scans, mediastinascopy, and a PET scan....
IT-2-Clinical Practice Health and Wellness Preparing for Clinical Practice Ms. Thom, age 46, works as an RN in the intensive care unit at a large busy medical center. Over the last three years she has gained 30 lbs and quit attending the fitness classes at the local recreation center. Her co-workers keep trying to get her to come back to fitness class, but she says that she is too tired after work and just wants to go home. She has...
Health and Wellness Preparing for Clinical Practice Ms. Thom, age 46, works as an RN in the intensive care unit at a large busy medical center. Over the last three years she has gained 30 lbs and quit attending the fitness classes at the local recreation center. Her co-workers keep trying to get her to come back to fitness class, but she says that she is too tired after work and just wants to go home. She has smoked for...
NEW Q1. Sheila is a managerial accountant who has discovered that her company is violating environmental regulations of a third world country in its production of rubber at a plant in that country. Upper management is unaware of the violation, but her immediate superior is involved. Sheila has discussed this issue with her supervisor, and the supervisor has advised her to remain quiet about the matter. Sheila reasons that she should do nothing because her supervisor is her immediate authority...