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Teachings for Nurses & Patients

Verapamil / Calan / Isoptin Teaching 148

Instructed in possible adverse reactions to Verapamil, including, dizziness, headache, fatigue, intermittent decrease in B/P and heart rate, nausea, and constipation.

Teaching 263

Instructed patient about diabetes. Explained to him/her that having diabetes doesnt mean that he/she has to start eating special foods or following a complicated diet plan for diabetics.

Teaching 265

Instructed patient about how his/her body responds to the excess of calories and fat by creating an undesirable increase in blood sugar.

Infection Teaching 329

Instructed patient on how the most effective way to prevent infections is by frequent hand washing. That is the first line of defense that our body has. Hands may spread hundreds of microorganisms to our clothes, meals, environment or skin.

Pain Management Teaching 667

Patient was instructed on pain management Pain sensation has evolved to protect the body from harm by causing people to perform certain actions and avoid others. Pain might be called a protector, a predictor or simply a hassle.

Cerebrovascular Accident Teaching 853

Taught that a cerebrovascular accident is a loss of brain function resulting from a disruption of blood flow to part of the brain.

Lyrica Teaching 893

Taught that Lyrica is to be taken by mouth, with or without food.

Miscellaneous Teaching 947

Instructed on the importance of taking all her/his prescribed medications at the same time each day in order to get the most benefits from them.

Tramadol Teaching 1952

SN instructed patient / caregiver that the Tramadol is an opioid pain medication used to treat moderate to moderately severe pain. When taken as an immediate-release oral formulation, the onset of pain relief usually occurs within about an hour serious side effects may include seizures, increased risk of serotonin syndrome, decreased alertness, and drug addiction. A change in dosage may be recommended in those with kidney or liver problems. Its not recommended in women who are breastfeeding or those who are at risk of suicide. The most common adverse effects of tramadol may include nausea, dizziness, dry mouth, indigestion, abdominal pain, vertigo, vomiting, constipation, drowsiness and headache

JP drain Teaching 1997

The patient was instructed to return to the emergency department if: your JP drain breaks or comes out. You have cloudy yellow or brown drainage from your JP drain site, or the drainage smells bad.