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Procedures
The patient was instructed in nephrectomy on caring for the incision and changing dressing. The patient was advised to wash hands, examine the incision, clean the part with Betadine, cover the incision with sterile gauze, if there are not drainage leave the place open to the air. The patient was taught how to care for nephrostomy tube.
The patient was instructed in renal transplant in the importance of all-time immunosuppressant management. The patient was taught in the wound care and dressing change. The patient was advised in the need of evade contact to multitudes and persons with known supposed infections. The patient was recommended in the need of recording daily weight at the same time, with the same clothing. The patient was reviewed in taking and recording temperature, pulse, and blood pressure.
The patient was instructed in valve repair replacement in the need of good care of the incision site. The patient was advised in the stress of lifelong anticoagulant therapy to stop emboli and block of the valve. The patient was instructed in other methods for dealing with pain. The patient was recommended to evade heavy lifting (10 pounds), pushing, pulling, and exercises for 6 weeks. The patient was recommended to evade driving for the first 4 to 6 weeks. The patient was recommended to evade sitting or driving for extended times. The patient was recommended to evade abrupt position variations from sitting and standing.
Skilled nurse instructed patient/care giver in Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a treatment in which the patient breathes 100 percent oxygen inside a pressurized chamber for approximately two hours. The therapy quickly delivers high concentrations of oxygen to the bloodstream, accelerating the healing rate of wounds and is effective in fighting certain types of infections. It also stimulates the growth of new blood vessels, improving circulation, and helping to prevent future problems.
Skilled nurse assess patient for S/S of complication related to diagnostic. Instructed caregiver about your Foley catheter daily Care: Keep the skin and catheter clean. Clean the skin around your catheter at least once each day. Clean the skin area and catheter after every bowel movement. Call the patient MD if: you cannot get the catheter to drain urine into the bag, the catheter comes out or it is leaking, the urine is thick and cloudy. Your urine has mucus, red specks, or blood in it. Urine with blood in it may appear pink or red. the urine has a strong (bad) smell, No urine has drained from the catheter in 6 to 8 hours, have pain or burning in your urethra, bladder, abdomen, or lower back, have shaking chills or your temperature is over 101° F (38.3° C).
Instructed patient caregiver knowledge of maintenance and care of PICC lines insures long term use. Problems, detected early, greatly decrease any complications that might be associated with this line.
Caregiver instructed about feeding and tube care to prevent a clogged feeding tube, flush your tube with water each time after giving a feeding or medication. If your feeding tube becomes clogged, you can use these methods: Place the syringe into your feeding tube, and pull back on the plunger. Flush your tube with warm tap water.
Skilled nurse teaching how patient performed colostomy care , washed the stoma itself and the skin around the stoma with soft paper towels, mild soap and water. Measured the stoma, cut out the opening, removed the paper back and set it aside. Finally hold the punch with the sticky side toward your body. Center the opening on the stoma , then press firmly abdomen for 30 seconds.
Skilled nurse teaching how patient performed colostomy care , washed the stoma itself and the skin around the stoma with soft paper towels, mild soap and water. Measured the stoma, cut out the opening, removed the paper back and set it aside. Finally hold the punch with the sticky side toward your body. Center the opening on the stoma , then press firmly abdomen for 30 seconds.
Skilled nurse teach patient's and describe each step of the procedure , encouraging participation in ostomy care,teach patient about a new stoma techniques to use for cleansing. No signs of symptoms of infections noted.
