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Hypertension Teaching 297

Instructed patient about blood pressure. How it should be checked every time when she/he goes to the doctor.

Depression Teaching 607

Patient was instructed on depression as a diabetes complication. It is often a vicious cycle. Depression can get worse as the complications of diabetes get worse, and being depressed can stop people from managing their diabetes as effectively as they need to, which can lead to increased incidence of long-term complications of diabetes as neuropathy or nephropathy.

Fluid retention Teaching 648

Patient was instructed on fluid retention

Miscellaneous Teaching 981

Instructed on proper method of medication intake, as many people taking prescription medications do not follow their doctors' instructions.

Osteoarthritis Teaching 1172

Taught that using assistive and/or protective devices, as needed, is a measure aimed to preventing/controlling Osteoarthritis.

Chemotherapy Teaching 1594

The patient was instructed on the consequences of chemotherapy and how it affects your body, and that is not related to cancer, the side effects it produces. Some common side effects of chemotherapy are low white blood cell count, low red blood cell count, platelets account, nausea, vomiting, hair loss, fatigue, among others.

Hypertension Teaching 1676

Instructed patient and caregiver on Hypertensive urgency which is a situation where the blood pressure is severely elevated or higher for your diastolic pressure. That experiencing hypertensive urgency may or may not experience one or more of these symptoms: severe headache, shortness of breath, nosebleeds, and severe anxiety, chest pain, back pain, numbness/weakness, change in vision, difficulty speaking do not wait to see if your pressure comes down on its own. Seek immediately medical assistance and/or call 9-1-1.

Wound Care Teaching 1693

Patient is unable to perform wound care due to complexity of wound, location, size of wound, poor manual dexterity, forgetful (dementia), and knowledge deficit. No skilled/willing caregiver to perform wound care.

Namenda Teaching 1955

SN instructed patient on new medication Namenda. SN instructed patient that namenda extended-release capsules are approved for the treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease, and that the most common side effects associated with namenda treatment are headache, diarrhea, and dizziness. Understanding was verbalized

Carbohydrates Teaching 1971

SN instructed patient about pay attention to the carbohydrates because foods that contain carbohydrates raise blood glucose. Examples of foods that contain carbohydrates are pasta, bread, rice, desserts, juice, soda, and fruit.