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Diabetes Teaching 96

Instructed in how to recognize signs and symptoms of high blood sugar such as frequent urination, excessive thirst, headache, weakness, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, etc.

Wound Care Teaching 156

Instructed in wound care per MD order using aseptics technique.

Teaching 265

Instructed patient about how his/her body responds to the excess of calories and fat by creating an undesirable increase in blood sugar.

Stress Teaching 819

Patient was instructed on stress. When stress occurs the body prepares to take action. In people who have diabetes this response does not work well. Insulin is not always able to let the extra energy into cells, so glucose piles up in the blood.

Diabetes Teaching 870

Taught that weight loss and changes in vision may constitute as signs/symptoms of Diabetes Mellitus.

Keppra Teaching 904

Taught that Keppra can be taken with or without food.

Activity Intolerance Teaching 1163

Taught that gradually increasing exercise with planned, scheduled rest periods, is a measure aimed to increasing tolerance in response to increased physical activity.

Nausea Teaching 1686

SN instructed patient about Meclizine is an antihistamine that reduces the effects of natural chemical histamine in the body. It is used to treat or prevent nausea, vomiting, and dizziness caused by motion sickness. It is also used to treat symptoms of vertigo (dizziness or spinning sensation) caused by disease that affects your inner ear. S/E include dry mouth, headache, vomiting, tired feeling and drowsiness.

Fistula Teaching 1751

Instructed patient through the use of negative pressure wound therapy, a standard surgical drain, and optimized nutrition, fistula drainage was redirected and the abdominal wound healed, leaving a drain controlled enterocutaneous fistula. Patient control of fistula drainage and protection of surrounding tissue and skin is a principle of early fistula management.

Pain relief Teaching 1927

SN instructed patient on nonpharmacologic pain relief measures, including relaxation techniques, massage, stretching, positioning, and hot/cold packs. SN instructed patient to report to physician if patient experiences pain level greater than 6, pain medications not effective, patient unable to tolerate pain medications, pain affecting ability to perform patient’s normal activities.