Diseases Process

Wound Care Teaching 157

Instructed in refusal to observe wound care or participate with care if they feel unable/uncomfortable with this procedure.

Depression Teaching 413

Instructed patient to immediately report to MD when having suicidal thoughts.

Wound Care Teaching 158

Instructed to keep dressing clean and dry to prevent growth of bacteria.

Depression Teaching 414

Instructed patient about the importance of identifying current problems and/or stressors in order to receive treatment.

Fall precautions Teaching 415

Patient instructed to lean on his/hers strongest knee at the time of getting up after a fall.

Cardiac Teaching 416

Instructed patient about the diagnosis of Angina, which is a temporary lack of oxygenated blood supply to a portion of the heart, causing pain.

Cardiac Teaching 417

Instructed patient on diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction, which is a prolonged lack of oxygenated blood supply to a portion of the heart muscle, causing pain, and resulting in damage to that area of the heart.

Diabetes Teaching 673

Patient was instructed on the signs and symptoms of hypotension that may happen in a few seconds or minutes of standing up after been sitting or lying down. It feel like fainting. Signs include: dizziness, blurry vision, confusion, weakness and nausea. Those symptoms go away if sitting or lying down for few minutes until the blood pressure adjusts to normal.

Cardiac Teaching 418

Instructed patient on diagnosis of ASHD/CAD, which occurs when there is a narrowing of the blood vessels supplying the heart muscle, restricting blood flow.

Teaching 674

Patient was instructed on hand-eye coordination description. Vision is the process of understanding what is seen by the eyes. It involves more than simple visual acuity (ability to distinguish fine details). Vision also involves fixation and eye movement abilities, accommodation (focusing) convergence (eye aiming) binocularity (eye teaming) and the control of hand-eye coordination.