[Solved]: Patient Name Susan Miller Medical ID # 785522 Age…

Patient Name Susan Miller Medical ID # 785522 Age (DOB) 50 (07-13-66) Gender Female Allergies NKDA Weight 54 kg Height 5’ 5” BMI 19.8 Situation: Patient’s admitting diagnosis is ovarian cancer that is currently being treated with chemo. Chemo was going to be managed at home, but patient quickly developed neutropenia and had to be admitted for the remainder of the treatment. Upon entering the room, you notice that the patient’s wife has brought her flowers and fresh fruit, and they are sitting next to the patient on the bedside table. The patient’s wife has no PPE on. Vital signs: T 36.2 deg C P 64 R 20 BP 108/62 1. Explain in at least one paragraph what neutropenia is, with its causes and signs and symptoms. 2. What type of PPE is necessary in caring for a patient with neutropenia? Why? 3. Give a detailed script of what you will teach Susan and her wife about the flowers, fresh fruit, and PPE. The wife argues and insists that the flowers and fruit stay in the room. How will you handle this? 4. Susan’s wife brings her a homemade cookie from home with a “special ingredient”. Is there a problem with homemade food for this patient? Why or why not? 5. Susan states that the cookie helps her pain and she needs to eat it. She then presents this to the nurse: 6. What will you do next? Is the patient allowed to have Marijuana products in the hospital? (It is the special ingredient in the cookie). 7. The patient has been prescribed G-CSF 300 mcg SC daily. What is this medication used for? What are the side-effects and nursing interventions? What important education will you give to the patient regarding this medication?