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Fall precautions Teaching 433

Patient and/or caregiver instructed to clean any spilled or splashed grease on the kitchen floor immediately to prevent accidents.

Fire safety Teaching 579

Patient was instructed on measures for fire safety. Always sleep with the bedroom doors closed. This will keep deadly heat and smoke out of the bedroom, giving additional time to escape.

Angina pectoris Teaching 838

Taught that chest pain (ranging from mild to very severe) and anxiety may constitute as signs and/or symptoms of Angina Pectoris.

Teaching 874

Taught that Fosamax is to be taken by mouth, after getting up for the day and before taking his/her first food, beverage or other medication.

Activity Intolerance Teaching 1153

Instructed on some signs/symptoms of activity intolerance in response to physical activity, such as: dizziness, pallor and/or cyanosis, among others.

Osteoarthritis Teaching 1199

Taught that exercising regularly, as directed by MD, is a measure aimed to preventing/controlling Osteoarthritis.

Teaching 1270

SN advised patient that primaxin can cause severe diarrhea, and to consult PCP before taking antidiarrhea medicine.

Cough Teaching 1395

The patient was instructed in chest trauma flail chest how to splint the chest when coughing to avoid pain. The patient was encouraged to review upper respiratory infection, shortness of breath, persistent cough, and persistent chest pain.

Hyperglycemia Teaching 1730

Patient was instructed If you eat more food than is balanced with your physical activity and, in some cases, diabetes medicines, your blood glucose level may rise above your goal range. Carbohydrate-containing foods directly affect your blood glucose level after eating, so reviewing the amount of carbohydrate in your meals and snacks may be helpful in determining the cause of hyperglycemia.

Congestive Heart Failure Teaching 2066

SN instructed patient about that swelling of ankle or hands or increased dyspnea ( SOB ) or moist coughing is a sign of congestive heart failure ( CHF ) and contact with physician is needed reporting symptoms. Patient was able to be taught back.