Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN)
Title
Academic Term
7-26-2018
Document Type
Project
Course Number
5330-OL1
Course Name
Nursing
Professor’s Name
Dr. John Chovan, PhD., DNP, RN, CNP, CNS
Keywords
Neutropenia, Chemotherapy, Febrile Neutropenia, Cancer
Subject Categories
Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing
Abstract
Febrile Neutropenia (FN) is a common, yet potentially life-threatening, complication in cancer patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy. FN occurs when a patient has a temperature of greater than 100.4℉ with an absolute neutrophil count of less than 500cells/mm³, which places the patient at a high risk for infection. Fever may be the only sign of FN. FN is an oncologic emergency, requiring immediate, aggressive treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics. FN is associated with high morbidity and mortality in cancer patients.
Recommended Citation
Plew, Tonja, "Febrile Neutropenia" (2018). Nursing Student Class Projects (Formerly MSN). 299.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_msn/299