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Fall precautions Teaching 415

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

Pain Management Teaching 623

The best treatment for nerve pain, ultimately, is to manage your diabetes well. In fact, a major study by the American Diabetes Association in 2006 showed that strict blood glucose control with intensive insulin therapy lowered the chances of having symptoms of peripheral neuropathy - tingling, burning, and pain - by 64%. While you can't control whether or not you get diabetic nerve pain, you can help control your glucose levels with diet, exercise, and mediations if you need them.

Fluid retention Teaching 648

Patient was instructed on fluid retention

Hyperglycemia Teaching 815

Patient was instructed on prevention to avoid hyperglycemia: take the medication as directed. Eat less. Sometimes it helps to eat less and avoid sugary beverages. Responding in changes in blood sugar can help in the prevention of long-term complications of diabetes.

Depression Teaching 1005

Taught that there are two types of depression: endogenous depression (genetic and not triggered by an event) and exogenous depression (caused by an event such as loss of a loved one).

Angina pectoris Teaching 1108

Taught that obesity may constitute as a precipitating factor of Angina Pectoris.

Osteoporosis Teaching 1114

Taught that Osteoporosis results in decreased bone mass and bone density.

Zosyn Teaching 1267

SN instructed patient on s/e of Zosyn such as diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and headache.

Pain Management Teaching 1376

The patient was advised to avoid lifting/stooping in order to decrease back pain. The patient was encouraged to avoid or stop smoking (nicotine decreases diskal circulation).

Rheumatic Fever Teaching 1512

The patient was instructed in rheumatic fever in the need for prophylactic antibiotic treatment before aggressive procedures that incline to bacteremia. The patient was advised in the importance of completing antibiotic therapy to prevent reappearance. The patient was advised in the hypersensitivity response to penicillin after long term use.