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Diabetes Teaching 122

Instructed in how to recognize signs and symptoms of diabetes such as excesive thirst, fatigue, increased urination, increased appetite, slow healing wounds, itching, changes in vision, weight loos.

Skin Care Teaching 268

Instructed patient on measures to protect skin, such as, keeping skin clean and dry, assessing frequently for skin breakdown, avoiding powder due to possible craking and irritation, etc.

Fall precautions Teaching 613

Patient was instructed on list of measures to prevent falls at home: If feel dizzy and lose the vision checked regularly. With poor vision condition patient may lose important cues that help to avoid objects and keep the balance.

Blood Sugar Teaching 685

Patient was instructed on consequences of consuming alcohol having diabetes. Alcohol disrupts the liver

Crestor Teaching 929

Taught that Crestor is to be taken daily, by mouth, with or without food.

Diabetes Teaching 1228

Instructed on some potential factors of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), such as: excess insulin and unusual exercise, among others.

Pheochromocytoma Teaching 1502

The patient was instructed in pheochromocytoma (chromaffin tumor) how to measure and record blood pressure at home. The patient was instructed to weigh daily at the same time. The patient was taught stress decrease methods like meditation, breathing exercises.

Wound Care Teaching 1562

Instructed patient reposition bed-bound persons at least every two hours and chair-bound persons every hour consistent
with overall goals of care.

Teaching 1564

PATIENT IS INSTRUCTED THAT Rather than avoiding vitamin K, PATIENT should maintain a consistent intake of vitamin K by maintaining a consistent diet. In other words, from week to week, you should eat the same types of foods. THERE ARE MANY FOOD RICH IN VITAMIN K SUCH AS green vegetables, especially leafy green vegetables, and certain oils have a high content of vitamin K. Most fruits, meats, dairy products, and grains are low in vitamin K.

PICC Line Teaching 1841

Instructed patient when skin redness where the tape or dressing was the nurse may need to change the dressing size or the type of tape or dressing used. Call home care nurse.