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Uncompromising immunocompromised patient care

Uncompromising immunocompromised patient care feeling well. Tell him to contact his health immune function can be successfully care provider right away if his temperature tipped in your immunocompromised pa- is higher than 100° F (37.7° C) or if his pulse n tient’s favor. is lower than 60 beats/minute or higher than 100 beats/minute. He should also call Learn more about it his health care provider if he develops a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guideline for environmental infection control in health-care facilities, persistent cough or has sputum or dis- 2003. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_environin charge that’s foul-smelling or appears yel- fection.html. Accessed February 16, 2007. low, green, or tan. Any break in the skin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infec- such as a boil or abscess, requires attention. tions. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ So does cloudy or foul-smelling urine. rr5110a1.htm. Accessed February 16, 2007. Durston S. Caring for the immunocompromised patient. LPN2006. 2(4):31-37, July/August 2006. Tipping the balance Hayden ML. In defense of the body: How the immune The immune system is a vigilant defender system protects us from harm. Nursing Made Incredibly against foreign substances, both from Easy! 2(3):30-40, May/June 2004. within and outside the body. Immune National Institute http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! Wolters Kluwer Health

Uncompromising immunocompromised patient care

Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! , Volume 5 (4) – Jul 1, 2007
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feeling well. Tell him to contact his health immune function can be successfully care provider right away if his temperature tipped in your immunocompromised pa- is higher than 100° F (37.7° C) or if his pulse n tient’s favor. is lower than 60 beats/minute or higher than 100 beats/minute. He should also call Learn more about it his health care provider if he develops a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guideline for environmental infection control in health-care facilities, persistent cough or has sputum or dis- 2003. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_environin charge that’s foul-smelling or appears yel- fection.html. Accessed February 16, 2007. low, green, or tan. Any break in the skin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infec- such as a boil or abscess, requires attention. tions. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ So does cloudy or foul-smelling urine. rr5110a1.htm. Accessed February 16, 2007. Durston S. Caring for the immunocompromised patient. LPN2006. 2(4):31-37, July/August 2006. Tipping the balance Hayden ML. In defense of the body: How the immune The immune system is a vigilant defender system protects us from harm. Nursing Made Incredibly against foreign substances, both from Easy! 2(3):30-40, May/June 2004. within and outside the body. Immune National Institute

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