Welcome to NurseTeachings.com. Our website is the key to completing nurse progress notes quickly and efficiently. We offer over 2,600 teachings and growing. Each day more and more nurses are adding new teachings. You can also share your teachings. Our user friendly interface allows you to navigate this website without difficulty.

Teachings for Nurses & Patients

Atorvastatin calcium Teaching 91

Instructed in new medication Atorvastatin to reduce cholesterol levels. In addition, warned of possible S/E such as headache, asthenia, insomnia, peripheral edema, rhinitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, abdominal pain, dyspepsia, flatulence, nausea, constipation, diarrhea, urinary tract infection, arthritis, arthralgia, myalgia, bronchitis, rash, infection, flu-like syndrome, and allergic reaction.

Rehabilitation Therapy Teaching 285

Instructed patient about possible assistance to improve mobility, such as, a rehabilitation nurse (assists with exercises), physical therapy, occupational therapy, etc. Rehabilitation therapy services will restore patient to the highest level of functioning. Physical Therapy improve movement dysfunction. Occupational Therapy restore ability to perform necessary daily activities.

Cardiac Teaching 420

Instructed patient on diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), which occurs when the heart is unable to expel the blood from the ventricle, causing congestion.

Osteoporosis Teaching 524

Patient was instructed on Osteoporosis. Healthy eating can actually help you lower your risk for disease. To prevent disease it is recommend eating lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat or nonfat dairy products and limiting foods high in salt, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, and added sugar.

Mouth care Teaching 574

Patient was instructed on Dry mouth. That is caused by reduced saliva flow, which can be a result of medications. While advancing age impairs the sense of taste, diseases, medications and dentures can diminishes sense of taste.

Exercises Teaching 577

Patient was instructed on passive range of motion exercises, also called ROM exercises. ROM exercises can be active o passive. Active ROM is done when a person can do the exercises by himself. Active-assisted ROM is done by a person and a helper. Passive ROM exercises are done for a person by a helper. The helper does the ROM because the person cannot do them by himself.

Fall precautions Teaching 613

Patient was instructed on list of measures to prevent falls at home: If feel dizzy and lose the vision checked regularly. With poor vision condition patient may lose important cues that help to avoid objects and keep the balance.

Coronary Artery Disease Teaching 1023

Taught that stages of Atherosclerosis can range from a fatty streak to a complicated lesion.

Colostomy Teaching 1308

SN instructed patient to try eating the main dinner meal at noon and a smaller meal in the evening. This helps to reduce the stool output at night.

Flomax Teaching 2088

SN instructed patient / caregiver on medication Flomax. SN explained that Flomax is indicated for urinary retention such as the case in people who have prostate enlargement. SN explained that side effects of Flomax includes arthralgia, dizziness, flushing, headache, nausea and vomiting. SN instructed patient / caregiver to notify physician ( MD ) if experiencing persistent urinary retention and if experiencing the side effects of this medication persistently.