Medications precautions Teaching 594
Patient was instructed on how to react drug side effects: To lessen dizziness stands up slowly. Sit or lie down at the first sign of dizziness. Go up and down the stairs slowly.
Reviewed November 2017
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
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