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Instructed to don't stop taking your medication or change dosage without talking to your health-care provider, even if you're feeling better.
Instructed in new medication Prevacid and in S/E such as headache, dizziness, vertigo, malaise, paresthesia, fever, palpitations, flushing, orbital edema, tinnitus, diarrhea, constipation, anorexia, taste perversion, dry mouth, bone and muscle pain, acne, dry skin and transient irritation at I.V. site.
Instructed in new medication Singulair and in S/E such as headache, dizziness, fatigue, asthenia, fever, nasal congestion, dental pain, dyspepsia, infectious gastroenteritis, abdominal pain, pyuria, cough, rash, trauma, and influenza.
Instructed patient on how hypothyroidism is a condition resulting from a deficiency of the thyroid hormone.
Instructed on the importance of having her nails clipped straight across and gently filed with an emery board.
Taught that implementing good body mechanics and using assistive/protective devices is a measure aimed to controlling/managing Rheumatoid Arthritis.
The patient was instructed in bunion hallux valgus in the importance of proper footware. The patient was advised in the proper application of felt rings or pads and other orthoses.
The patient was instructed in restrictive cardiomyopathy to take and record the pulse. The patient was taught to weigh daily at the same time using the same scale and wearing the same clothing. The patient was advised in the need of evade hot, humid weather.
SN instructed patient / caregiver on intellectual disability which is a condition describing below-average intellectual function and a lack of skills necessary for daily living. SN instructed patient / caregiver on causes such as infections present at birth or occurring after birth, chromosomal abnormalities such as down syndrome, environmental. SN instructed patient / caregiver on symptoms such as lack of or slow development of motor skills. Language skills, and self-help skills, especially when compared to peers, lack of curiosity and difficulty understanding and following social rules.
SN instructed patient about suprapubic catheter care, always wash your hands with soap and water before and after handling your catheter, make sure that the catheter tubing does not get twisted or kinked, and that urine is flowing out of the catheter into the urine collection bag, keep the urine collection bag below the level of your bladder, make sure that the urine collection bag does not drag and pull on the catheter, you can shower with your catheter and urine collection bag in place unless you have been told not to, clean the bag every day after removing it from the catheter. Use another container while you clean the bag. To clean the bag, fill it with 2 parts vinegar to 3 parts water and let it stand for 20 minutes. Then empty it out, and let it air-dry.