pain m
Instructed on som
e potential com
plications of constipation, such as: bowel blockage (no stool passes and pain
occurs).
Instructed on som
e potential com
plications of constipation, such as: rectal bleeding and rectal pain
, am
ong others.
SN instructed patient that Rheum
atoid Arthritis is a system
ic disease characterized by chronic inflam
m
ation of the joint. Rheum
atoid Arthritis causes pain
and swelling in the wrist and sm
all joints of the hand and feet. Rheum
atoid Arthritis can also affect other tissues throughout the body and cause problem
s in organs such as the lungs, heart, and eyes. Patient verbalized understanding.
Instructed on som
e signs/sym
ptom
s of Rheum
atoid Arthritis, such as: pain
and tenderness of joint and swelling, am
ong others.
Taught that Angina Pectoris is a tem
porary pain
without dam
age to the heart.
Taught that, in Angina Pectoris, pain
is caused by insufficient oxygen to m
eet the dem
ands of the heart.
Instructed on som
e signs/sym
ptom
s of Angina Pectoris, such as: chest pain
(m
ay range from
m
ild to very severe) and anxiety, am
ong others.
Instructed on som
e potential factors of decreased tolerance in response to increased physical activity, such as: effects of certain m
edications, pain
and/or electrolyte im
balance, am
ong others.
Taught that stopping activity im
m
ediately if cardiac sym
ptom
s (e.g., chest pain
, increased shortness of breath and/or excessive fatigue) occur is a m
easure aim
ed to increasing tolerance in response to increased physical activity.
Taught that stopping exercise, if pain
occurs, is a m
easure aim
ed to preventing/controlling Osteoarthritis.