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Diabetes Teaching 389

Instructed patient that insulin/oral diabetic agents are used to relief the symptoms and not to cure the disease.

Diabetes Teaching 401

Instructed patient on Diabetes diagnosis, which occurs when the pancreas has partial or total lack of insulin production.

Tracheostomy Teaching 455

Patient advised to get a morrow and place it near suction machine so in that way he will see how to introduce suction catheter into tracheostomy tube without touching anything and in that way prevent contamination and further RTI.

Wound Care Teaching 566

Patient was instructed on chronic wound healing. That may be compromised by coexisting underlying conditions, such as, venous valve backflow, peripheral vascular disease, uncontrolled edema and diabetes mellitus. It is important to remember that increased wound pain may be an indicator of wound complications that need treatment, and therefore practitioners may be constantly reassess the wound as well as the associated pain.

Fall precautions Teaching 811

Instructed patient to install light switches at both the top and bottom of stairways.

Levothyroxine Teaching 881

Instructed on the importance of undergoing examinations (e.g., thyroid test), at least yearly, to monitor effectiveness of therapy.

Crestor Teaching 931

Instructed on the importance of do not stop taking Crestor even if feeling well, unless otherwise directed by MD.

Constipation Teaching 995

Taught that low back pain and rectal pressure may constitute as signs/symptoms of constipation.

Intermittent catheterization Teaching 1595

Patient was instructed on intermittent catheterization: The main aims of IC are to empty the bladder and to prevent bladder overdistension in order to avoid complications and to improve urological function.

Valacyclovir Teaching 1926

SN instructed patient / caregiver that valacyclovir is an antiviral drug used in the management of herpes simplex, herpes zoster, and herpes B. Common adverse drug reactions are the same as for valacyclovir and include: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and headache. Infrequent adverse effects may include: agitation, vertigo, confusion, dizziness, edema, arthralgia, sore throat, constipation, abdominal pain, rash, weakness and/or renal impairment. Rare adverse effects include: coma, seizures, neutropenia, leukopenia, tremor, ataxia, encephalopathy, psychotic symptoms, crystalluria, anorexia, fatigue, hepatitis, Stevens–Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis and/or anaphylaxis.