Nursing Teaching on Side Effects of Losartan Use Nurse educated the patient and caregiver on the side effects of using Losartan as follows: High potassium levels: Losartan is always paired with potassium, to help better absorption of the medication in the intestines. All losartan preparations have small amount of potassium added to them. This can lead to elevated potassium levels in the body. As potassium is a salt that has to be regulated in a [...]

Nursing Teaching on Side Effects of Imodium Nurse educated the patient and caregiver on the side effects of Imodium as follows: General allergic reactions: Imodium use can result in general allergic reactions, such as, skin rashes, hives, and itching. Some patients can present with symptoms of severe allergic and anaphylactic response with imodium, such as, difficulty breathing, swelling of face, lips, throat, and tongue, with consequent difficulty breathing. Seek emergency medical help for such findings, especially [...]

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 [...]