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What food can be given to a CVA or ITA patient?
hi. patient with CVA is usually on tick diet to avoid aspiration.
How is patient assessment is done in venipuncture?
Are you on blood thinner medication?
Can CVA patient be in prone position in 20 minutes for treatment?
Yes you can be in prone position for 20 minutes once you have recovered from CVA
When would a patient at a hospital experience venipuncture?
When the nurse needs blood.
When a patient has a mastectomy venipuncture should be avoided on the affective side because the?
avoid fracture
When a patient has had a mastectomy venipuncture should be avoided on the affected side because?
avoid fracture
Why should venipuncture be avoided on the affected side when a patient has had a mastectomy?
A patient who has had mastectomy may have blood drawn. You should avoid the side that has had lymph node dissection.
What do you do first when a patient is having a synocopal episode while venipuncture is being performed?
Remove the tourniquet, then remove the needle
Do you need to wear gloves to perform venipuncture?
OSHA requires the use of gloves during venipuncture except in those extremely rare cases in which doing so would put the patient and health care provider in jeopardy.
When will give tourniquet to a patient?
A tourniquet may be used to aid in venipuncture to make accessing veins easier, or in preventing life-threatening bleeding.
Are there risks for a cholesterol test?
The primary risk to the patient is a mild stinging or burning sensation during the venipuncture, with minor swelling or bruising afterward
What is the code ICD 9 code for encounter for speech therapy for patient with dysphasia secondary to an old CVA?
The ICD-9 code for encounter for speech therapy for dysphasia secondary to an old cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is V57.89.
