Monitor client’s vital signs, particularly the temperature. Assess skin color and integrity. Note for wounds, bleeding or any skin changes. Assess for any discomfort and pain. Provide wound care. Elevate affected body area to reduce swelling. Administer medications if ordered and discuss them to the client. Assess for reactions to the drug therapy. Provide support […]
Isolation is not needed. Explain all tests and treatments to the patient. Administer ordered medications such as Albendazole 400mg. Other drug choices are mebendazole, and pyrantelpamoate. These medications may betaken for one to three days as ordered. Enforce preventive measures to patients and in each home and in the community (also to […]
Administer prescribed medications, which may include acne products containing benzoyl peroxide (explain that these products initially cause skin redness and scaling but that the skin adjusts quickly); topical agents, such as vitamin A acid; and antibiotics such as tetracycline. Provide client and family teaching Advise the client that heat, humidity, and perspiration exacerbate acne. Explain […]
Teach the patient to mobilize since mobilization improves blood circulation. Perform health teaching about the factors that can increase blood flow such as: elevating the legs slightly lower than the heart (elevation position at rest) avoiding tight bandage avoiding using a pillow, behind the knees and so on. Teach patient about the modification of risk […]
Prepare the client for surgery, if scheduled. During surgery, saphenous vein is ligated and divided, then an incision is made in the ankle and a metal or plastic wire is passed the full length of the vein to the point of ligation. The wire is then withdrawn, pulling the vein as it is removed (“stripping”). […]
Assess patient’s eyes routinely each shift. Assess the degree and duration of visual disturbance. Evaluate the adequacy of blinking and eyelid closure.If the eyes appear closed, careful inspection with a penlight or flashlight should be performed to assure the lids are, in fact, completely closed.In a sedated patient with seemingly closed eyes, the upper eyelids […]
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