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Instructed in visiting an ophthalmologist, an MD who specializes in eye care inmediately if there are any of these symptoms of eye damage: blurred or double vision, narrowed field of vision, seeing dark spots, feeling of pressure or pain in the eyes and difficulty seeing in dim light.
Instructed to discard all outdated medications.
Patient was instructed on hypertension. Very high blood pressure can cause headache, vision problems, nausea and vomiting. It is called hypertensive crisis, which is blood pressure that rises very fast.
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.
Instructed on some signs/symptoms of cerebrovascular accident (stroke), such as: temporary loss of speech or slurred speech, among others.
Instructed on the importance of getting adequate rest and eating well-balanced meals in order to decrease susceptibility to infections.
Patient was instructed the importance of following a low-sodium, high-potassium diet. Encourage to eat bananas, citrus, fruits.
Instructed patient / caregiver that if the catheter breaks, whether bleeding does or does not occur, do not panic. Using sterile gauze, apply sufficient pressure at the site so it is tightly and well covered and immediately report this to the physician. Maintain pressure on the site at all times.
Instructed patient about vacuum assisted closure ( VAC ) therapy provides intermittent and continuous therapy with integrated patient safety features.
Patient with bilateral mastectomy with strips with moderate serosanguineous drainage, and two Jackson-pratt skilled nurse performed JP Drain Care , the JP drain removes fluids by creating suction in the tube. JP#1 drain 30 ml and JP#2 drain 25 Ml serosanguineous drainage .The bulb is squeezed flat and connected to the tube that sticks out of your body. The bulb expands as it fills with fluid.