TPN carries some risks, including the risk of infection, bleeding, and complications related to the use of a central venous catheter.
The safest and surest way to verify a patient’s identity is to check the identification band on his wrist.
In the therapeutic environment, the patient’s safety is the primary concern.
Fluid oscillation in the tubing of a chest drainage system indicates that the system is working properly.
Rubella infection in a pregnant patient, especially during the first trimester, can lead to spontaneous abortion or stillbirth as well as fetal cardiac and other birth defects.
A pregnant patient should take an iron supplement to help prevent anemia.
Direct antiglobulin (direct Coombs’) test is used to detect maternal antibodies attached to red blood cells in the neonate.
Amniocentesis increases the risk of spontaneous abortion, trauma to the fetus or placenta, premature labor, infection, and Rh sensitization of the fetus.
After amniocentesis, abdominal cramping or spontaneous vaginal bleeding may indicate complications.
To prevent her from developing Rh antibodies, an Rh-negative primigravida should receive Rho(D) immune globulin (RhoGAM) after delivering an Rh-positive neonate.
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