Nurse give merciful warfarin, furosemide, digoxin. Which of the following is most celebrated for instructions?
The nurse is providing discharfe instructions to an elderly client taking the following oral medications: warfarin 5 mg., furosemide 20 mg daily, digoxin 25 mg qod. Which of the following is most important to include within the instructions?
A. "You cant take the pills with meals"
B. Call the doctor if you notice any bruising
C Use a pill box to remind you of the medicine you need to take
D take the furosemid within the morning so that you can sleep tonight
Give rational/reason for your answers
Answers:
It's a tough call, but I would say B is probably the most important as it is
a) not necessarily lucid that this needs to be looked out for
b) potentially very serious if ignored
digoxin 25 mg qod -Take next to water, do not stop med without speaking to health watchfulness provider for conditions may worsen.
furosemide 20 mg daily - Drink Plenty of water, tell form care provide if you have trouble urinating, do not take longer after prescribed and test blood with this medication to make sure level are normal.
warfarin 5mgs. - alert bracelet stating that you are taking warfarin, in case of emergency, vigilant not to eat certain foods, or ingest too much vitamin K, do not have anything w/ cranberries. Avoid dieting. Drink chalice of water.
PATIENT, NOT CLIENT!
"Patient" is not a dirty word. Lawyers have clients. Accountants have clients. Doctors and nurses enjoy patients. It's OK to say it.
BTW, each of those instructions is important. I don't know how (or why you would want to) brand any of this information more important than the rest of it. Source(s): I'm a physician. I take care of PATIENTS.
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A. "You cant take the pills with meals"
B. Call the doctor if you notice any bruising
C Use a pill box to remind you of the medicine you need to take
D take the furosemid within the morning so that you can sleep tonight
Give rational/reason for your answers
Answers:
It's a tough call, but I would say B is probably the most important as it is
a) not necessarily lucid that this needs to be looked out for
b) potentially very serious if ignored
digoxin 25 mg qod -Take next to water, do not stop med without speaking to health watchfulness provider for conditions may worsen.
furosemide 20 mg daily - Drink Plenty of water, tell form care provide if you have trouble urinating, do not take longer after prescribed and test blood with this medication to make sure level are normal.
warfarin 5mgs. - alert bracelet stating that you are taking warfarin, in case of emergency, vigilant not to eat certain foods, or ingest too much vitamin K, do not have anything w/ cranberries. Avoid dieting. Drink chalice of water.
PATIENT, NOT CLIENT!
"Patient" is not a dirty word. Lawyers have clients. Accountants have clients. Doctors and nurses enjoy patients. It's OK to say it.
BTW, each of those instructions is important. I don't know how (or why you would want to) brand any of this information more important than the rest of it. Source(s): I'm a physician. I take care of PATIENTS.
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