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Neutropenic Precautions, Samantha Haug
Neutropenic Precautions, Samantha Haug
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One of the most common causes of neutropenia is chemotherapy for cancer treatment. Participating in my preceptorship on an oncology unit this semester, the most common complication I observed that patients experienced was neutropenia. The Absolute Neutrophil Count, or ACN, of a patient who is neutropenic is much lower than that of a person who is not. Neutrophils are white blood cells, which normally function as cells that protect the body from infection. Therefore, having a low ACN makes the patient much more susceptible to infection. Due to this fact, certain protocols and procedures are implemented with little variation in …