Nursing Teaching on Mechanism of Action for Invokana Nurse educated the patient and caregiver on mechanism of action for Invokana as follows: Invokana is an oral antidiabetic drug, used in patients with type-2 diabetes. Type-2 diabetes is a condition in which your body becomes resistant to the action of insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas in your body. Normally, insulin helps with shifting the glucose in the blood into the cells of body, thus [...]

Nursing Teaching on Side Effects of Humulin N Use Nurse educated the patient and caregiver on the side effects of using Humulin N as follows: Hypoglycemia: Hypoglycemia happens to be the most common side effect with Humulin N. The risk for this complication multiplies with the patient being noncompliant with the time of Humulin N administration, stacking up the doses of insulin too close, and highly irregular eating habits with improper mealtimes. During the episode [...]

Nursing Teaching on How to Self-administer Heparin Shot  Nurse educated the patient and caregiver on how to self-administer heparin shot as follows: Perform hand hygiene by washing hands with soap and water before administering the shot, dry the hands, and don the gloves. Heparin for self-administration comes in pre-filled syringes. Gather your pre-filled syringe and an alcohol wipe. Heparin shots are administered via a fine needle, by deep subcutaneous injection into the fat layer under [...]

Nursing Teaching on Indications for Glucophage Use Nurse educated the patient and caregiver on indications for Glucophage use as follows: Type 2 diabetes: Insulin is a hormone that helps with shifting the glucose in the blood into the cells of body tissues. This helps with regulating the blood sugar levels and providing nutrition to the cells of body tissues. Type-2 diabetes is a condition in which your body becomes resistant to the action insulin. Resistance to [...]

Nursing Teaching on Side Effects of Glyburide Use Nurse educated the patient and caregiver on the side effects of using Glyburide as follows: Hypoglycemia: Normally, in a healthy individual, insulin secretion from the pancreas is proportional to the glucose levels in the blood. In diabetics, this fine balance is no more in place. Use of Glyburide leads to increased secretion of insulin, irrespective to the blood sugar levels, thus putting the individual at risk for [...]