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Hi Kristin,
We do not use skin testing that I am aware of. Our protocol has some new guidelines but in general if it is a mild reaction and they recover well they will resume with a 4 step for that treatment and subsequent treatments. We have 8 and 16 step plans as well. Any more than that they either change treatments or they can be admitted for even a slower infusion.
Thanks for your response.Burk.109 and Mindy I don’t see why we couldn’t even recommend to patients the use of weighted blankets. Some may be willing and able to purchase one.
I have dealt with RLS (restless leg syndrome) for years and someone bought me a weighted blanket. I do like it and the security that comes with having it on.What was the knowledge gained from the article?
1. I love this idea of dealing with anxiety in this manner. One thing I haven’t given much thought to is the overwhelming issues that our elderly population is experiencing when it comes to anxiety. They are not just dealing with a new diagnosis of cancer but it could be accompanying other issues with health, the aging process and possibly dealing with these issues on their own or maybe a decreased support network.
2. Will the research/information in this article change or influence your practice?
Like I said I love this idea of dealing with anxiety as opposed to using medications. I would love to implement this method I think it would be more ideal for our elderly population because of drug sensitivity. Then there is the EPS effects of Benadryl causing restless legs. For some patients this can be an absolute miserable period of time. So possibly using Bravo money we could purchase some of these blankets.( Just saw you had the same idea Mindy)
3. Questions raised? My concern would be the effectiveness of wiping down these blankets for re-use. And how many would want to use this method?
4. I do agree with both authors of these articles.
