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Instructed in new medication Trental and in S/E such as headache, dizziness, dyspepsia, nausea, vomiting.
Instructed in S/S of complications which require need for medical intervention, including redness, increase or change in drainage, heat at the wound site, fever, bleedind or increased pain.
Instructed patient on how to recognize S/S of high blood sugar such as: frequent urination, excessive thirst, headache, weakness, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramps.
Patient was instructed on leg edema. The body needs the right amount of blood flow to keep the heart pumping, the legs moving and the brain functioning. Blood circulation, the movement of blood throughout the body, is clearly crucial to the existence, and poor leg circulation can cause many problems, such as leg edema or leg swelling.
Patient was instructed on treating painful wounds. Persistent pain associated with non-healing wounds is caused by tissue or nerve damage and is influenced by dressing changes and chronic inflammation. Chronic wounds take long time to heal and patients can suffer from chronic wounds for many years.
Taught that Crestor is to be taken daily, by mouth, with or without food.
Instructed on the importance of notifying physician, nurse or other health care provider immediately if muscle weakness, muscle cramping or very slow heartbeats occur.
SN advised patient be sure to tell all your doctors and dentist about all of the medications you are taking, including those you are taking without a prescription, such as aspirin or other NSAIDs. Also be sure to tell your doctor or dentist you are taking.
Patient with biliary catheter SN instructed patient when to call the doctor or go to emergency: Active bleeding at the drain site that does not stop after you put finger, pressure on it, more pain or swelling at or around the drain site, your temperature is greater than 101 degrees fahrenheit, with or without chills
SN instructed patient about Jackson Pratt Care. Seek immediate help 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.