Welcome to NurseTeachings.com. Our website is the key to completing nurse progress notes quickly and efficiently. We offer over 2,600 teachings and growing. Each day more and more nurses are adding new teachings. You can also share your teachings. Our user friendly interface allows you to navigate this website without difficulty.
Instructed in complication requiring medical intervention associated with hypertension such as SOB, blurred vision, headache and extreme weakness.
Instructed patient to refill her/his medication before she/he are completely out of them.
Patient was instructed on breathing methods. Deep relaxed breathing. Lie down on a blanket or rug on the floor. Place one hand on the abdomen and one hand on the chest. Inhale slowly and deeply through the nose into the abdomen to push up the hand as much as feels comfortable. The chest should move only a little and only with the abdomen. Do it for five minutes, when becoming more comfortable with this technique extend it up two minutes.
Taught that, in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), the decrease in the amount of blood pumped with each heart contraction causes an increase in circulatory pressure.
Instructed patient all bed-bound and chair-bound persons, or those whose ability to reposition is impaired, to be at risk for pressure ulcers.
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.
Instructed patient the medicines then become less effective when taken. Some people report not feeling well as a reason for stopping their medication or not taking it as prescribed. Tell your doctor if your medicines are making you sick. Don't just stop taking your medicines, because your health depends on it.
Instructed patient t is very important to prevent infection,which might require removal of the PICC line. The nurse will show you how to keep your supplies sterile, so no germs will enter the catheter and cause an infection.
Instructed patient stop your activity if you feel short of breath, dizzy, or have any pain in your chest. Do not do any activity or exercise that causes pulling or pain across your chest, (such as using a rowing machine, twisting, or lifting weights.)
SN instructed patient about Gabapentin ( Neurontin ). It is a medication used to treat epilepsy, neuropathic pain and hot flashes. It is also used for restless leg syndrome. It is a first line agent for the treatment of neuropathic pain arising from diabetic neuropathy, post-herpetic neuralgia, and central neuropathic pain. Most common side effects of gabapentin in adult patients include dizziness, fatigue, drowsiness, weight gain, and peripheral edema. It may also produce sexual dysfunction in some patients, symptoms of which may include loss of libido, inability to reach sexual climax, and erectile dysfunction. It should be used carefully in patients with renal impairment due to possible accumulation and toxicity. Warning of an increased risk of depression and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in patients taking gabapentin. Report to Physician or nurse if any of those side effect / adverse reaction occurs.