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ATI Comprehensive Notes for Comprehensive
2019


Fundmentals (Arizona College of Nursing)

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,● Delegation
- What NOT to delegate
- What you can EAT
1. Evaluate
2. Assess
3. Teach

● Alcohol withdrawal meds
- Diazepam

● Cleaning a catheter
- Clean with soap and water.
- Dry it with a clean towel.

● Better peripheral perfusion
- Elevate veins, D-Angle Arteries

● APGAR
- 8-10: normal
- 0-3: resuscitate




● Neutropenic precautions
- Protective equipment: gloves, gown, mask when entering the room
- Thorough hand hygiene before entering the client's room.
- Brush your teeth twice daily.
- Allow no staff with a cold or sore throat to care for the client.
- Environment: private when possible, no fresh flowers and fruit/veggies, no
standing water and milk, clean room daily

, - Meticulous body hygiene
- IV: inspect IV site, meticulous IV site care

● Leukemia
- Patients with leukemia may have epistaxis due to low platelets

● WBC left shift
- Patient with pyelo
- Neutrophils kick in to fight infections

● Airborne precautions
- Diseases
- MTV-HZ
- M: Measles
- T: TB
- V: Varicella (chickenpox)
- Herpes Zoster
- PPE
- Private room
- Neg pressure w/ 6-12 air
- Mask
- N95 for TB

● Contact precaution
- Diseases
- MRS WHISE
- M: Multidrug-resistant organisms
- R: RSV
- S: Shigella
- W: Wound infections
- H: Herpes simplex
- I: Impetigo
- S: Scabies
- E: Enteric diseases caused by microorganisms (C diff)
- PPE
- PMGG
- P: Private room/ share the same illness
- M: Mask
- G: Gown
- G: Gloves