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Instructed to follow therapeutic diet, including adequate fluid intake to ensure proper nutrition and hydration.
Instructed patient about Allopuriniol, and why it should be administered with foods to decrease gastrointestinal discomforts. It can be crushed and mixed with foods to help patients with swallowing difficulties.
Patient was instructed on Why Older People Fall. There are many reasons that older people have increased risk of falling. Prevention of falls starts with identifying potentially treatable medical conditions, such as: Side effects of medications, fainting spells, vertigo.
SN instructed patient and caregiver that Plavix is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease, recent stroke and/or blood circulation disease (peripheral vascular disease). Easy bleeding/bruising, stomach upset/pain, diarrhea, and constipation may occur.
Taught that Hyzaar is to be taken by mouth, with or without food.
Instructed on some measures aimed to managing/controlling hypertension, such as: exercise regularly and have regular check-ups, as directed by MD.
The patient was instructed in buerger’s disease in the role nicotine plays in advancing the disease. The patient was advised on daily foot care, wear well-fitted shoes, avoiding going barefoot, use cotton or wool socks.
The patient was instructed in enucleation explaining the importance of not rubbing, touching, or bounding the orbit or wearing eye makeup. The patient was taught in cleaning the lid and shows how to remove drainage by gently sweeping the cotton ball from the inner to the outer. The patient was instructed in the care of the eye socket how insert and remove if used. The patient was advised to wear an eye protection or patch to keep the socket clean until the prosthesis is fixed. The patient was instructed the need to protect the vision in the lasting eye. The patient was advised in the importance of good handwashing before managing ophthalmic medications. The patient was advised that with the loss of one eye, the field of vision is limited and profundity perception changes need to overstress head movements to achieve a full visual field. The patient was advised using caution during activities until patient adjusts to the loss.
SN instructed patient on diabetic diet:it is commonly thought that people with diabetes should avoid all forms of sugar. Most people with diabetes can eat foods containing sugar as long as the total amount of carbohydrates (carbs) for that meal or snack is consistent.Many research studies have shown that meals which contain sugar do not make the blood sugar rise higher than meals of equal carbohydrate levels which do not contain sugar. However, if the sugar-containing meal contains more carbs, the blood sugar levels will go up.
SN instructed patient / caregiver instructed on medication Ketorolac. SN explained that Ketorolac is a non - opioid anti - inflammatory drug that works to decrease pain by inhibiting prostaglandin synthesis and producing peripherally mediated analgesia. SN explained that the side effects of this medication includes drowsiness, gastrointestinal bleeding, diarrhea, dry mouth and constipation. SN instructed patient / caregiver to notify physician ( MD ) if experiencing persistence of side effects or if rash, itching, weight gain, edema, black stools, headache, or chills fever or muscle pain develops.