Nurse Teaching Topic: Priming an Albuterol Aerosol Inhaler Patient/caregiver was educated on how to prime an Albuterol aerosol inhaler as follows: When a new canister of Albuterol aerosol inhaler is being used, the canister may not deliver the correct amount of medication with the initial actuation of the inhaler. So, priming of the Albuterol canister should be done, to make it ready for use. Insert the Albuterol canister firmly into the mouthpiece. Take the cap [...]

Nurse Teaching Topic: Side Effects of Advair Patient/caregiver was educated on side effects of using Advair as follows: Hypertension: Steroid in Advair can result in retention of sodium and water and cause elevated blood pressure. Elevated blood sugars: On long-term use, steroid in Advair can result in increased insulin resistance and contribute towards elevated blood sugars. This particularly can be an issue in diabetics with poor blood sugar control. Opportunistic fungal infection: Advair can result in [...]

Nursing Teaching on How to Take Actoplus Met Nurse educated the patient and caregiver on how to take Actoplus Met as follows: Take Actoplus Met at the same time every day, to avoid forgetting the medication. Maintain good regular eating habits. Do not skip your meals. Maintain compliance with your dietary recommendations, as ordered. Maintain compliance with any exercise scheduled prescribed by your doctor. Try not to overdo on your exercise. Take weight reading at [...]

Nursing Teaching on How to Take Bactrim Pill Nurse educated the patient and caregiver on how to take Bactrim pill as follows: Take Bactrim pill with or without food along with a full 8 oz. glass of water. Taking the medication with food and water helps prevent any nauseating sensation. Evenly space out the doses of the antibiotic and take the dose at the scheduled time every day. Keeping to the schedule helps with maintaining [...]

Nurse Teaching on Functions of Prostaglandins and Thromboxanes Patient/caregiver was instructed upon functions of prostaglandins and thromboxanes as follows: Prostaglandins produced in the body, play an important role, acting as mediators in promoting pain, inflammation, and fever. Prostaglandins also help increase the secretion of mucus, which forms a protective layer on the inner lining of stomach and intestines. Prostaglandins also help with reducing the secretion of hydrochloric acid and increase the secretion of bicarbonate that [...]