Care for Clients with Rheumatic Disease and Immunodeficiency Situational Analysis
Rubrics: 5- Complete and Clear answer ; 3- Vague and incoherent; 0:Blank)
Situation 1: Your patient with a rheumatic disorder has NSAIDs, corticosteroids, and a biologic response modifier prescribed.
1.
How do the actions, uses, and indications of these medications differ?
2.
What instructions and recommendations would you give to the patient to ensure their safe administration?
Situation 2: During a code response in the intensive care unit (ICU), a nurse is accidentally stuck with a needle used on a patient with AIDS who has a high viral load. The nurse is apprehensive.
1.
What should the nurse, in consultation with the nurse manager of the ICU, do?
2.
What testing, treatment, and counseling are indicated for the nurse?
3.
Who should pay for the treatment?