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General information Teaching 2260

SN instructed the patient about care of incision site. Patient was instructed to check the incision daily for signs and symptoms of infection like increased drainage or bleeding from the incision site, redness in or around it, foul odor or pus coming from the incision, increased swelling around the area and fever above 101.0°F or shaking chills.

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Instructed in the importance of including more fiber in diet if not contraindicate. Instructed to ta...
Instructed in that not one food is perfect. However, a wide variety of foods from each group assures...
Instructed patient to take medication with food to minimize GI outset....
Instructed patient to flush all expired medication down the toilet....
Instructed patient to take his/her pills with a full glass of water and drink all the water even if...
Instructed patient to refill her/his medication before she/he are completely out of them....
Instructed patient to shake medication for at least one full minute if told to do so....
Patient instructed to advice physician if taking any herbal medicines or dietary supplements....
Instructed patient to avoid the use of electrical appliances with non-insulated wiring....
Advised using salt substitutes (if permitted by MD), by seasoning food with condiments, such as lemo...