Nursing Interventions: Malignant Lymphomas Administer pain medications as ordered. Provide rest periods if the patient tires easily. Offer the patient such fluids as orange juice or ginger ale to counteract nausea. Provide the patient with plenty of fluids to help flush out the cells that are destroyed during treatment. Provide a well balanced, high calorie, […]
Nursing Interventions: Lyme Disease Plan care to provide adequate rest. Ask patient about possible drug allergies before administering antibiotics. Administer ananlgesics and antipyretics as ordered. If the patient has arthritis, help him with range of motion and strengthening exercises but avoid overexerting him. Protect the patient from sensory over load and reorient him if needed. […]
Nursing Interventions: Intussusception Administer I.V. fluids as ordered. If the patient is in shock, give blood or plasma as ordered. A nasogastric tube is inserted to decompress the bowel. Replace volume lost as ordered. Prepare the patient for hydrostatic reduction and answer question to allay fears. Monitor vital signs frequently. Check intake and output and […]
Nursing Interventions: Instestinal Obstruction Allow the patient nothing by mouth, as ordered. Insert a nasogastric tube to decompress the bowel as ordered. Begin and maintain I.V. therapy as ordered. Administer analgesics, broad spectrum antibiotics, and other medication, as ordered. Keep the patient in semi-Fowler’s or Fowler’s position as much as possible to promote pulmonary ventilation. […]
Nursing Interventions: Influenza Administer analgesics, antipyretics, and decongestants, as ordered. Follow droplet and standard precautions. Provide cool, humidified air but change the water daily to prevent pseudomonas superinfection. Encourage the patient to rest in bed and drink plenty of fluids. Administer I.V. fluids as ordered. Administer oxygen therapy if warranted. Regularly monitor the patient’s vital […]
Nursing Interventions: Hypovolemic Shock Check for patent airway and adequate circulation. Begin an I.V. infusion with normal saline solution or lactated Ringer’s solution delivered through a large bore. Help insert a central venous line and pulmonary artery catheter for hemodynamic monitoring. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter. Draw an arterial blood sample to measure ABG levels. […]
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