Health Teaching and Discharge Plan
Health Teaching and Discharge Plan
Health Teaching and Discharge Plan
OUTLINES:
• HEALTH TEACHING:
NUR157
BASIC SURGICAL BENEFITS OF HEALTH TEACHING
AND POTENTIAL POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS.
INTEGUMENTARY NURSING
• DISCHARGE TEACHING.
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Circulatory Urinary
• Hypovolemia • Urinary retention
• Hemorrhage • Urinary tract infection
• Hypovolemic shock
• Thrombophlebitis Gastrointestinal
• Thrombus • Nausea and vomiting
• Embolus • Constipation
• Tympanites
• Postoperative ileus
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Wound
• Wound infection
• Wound dehiscence
• Wound evisceration
Psychologic
• Postoperative depression
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DISCHARGE TEACHING
• Managing pain:
Pain medication will be prescribed.
• Control of pain.
Dosage, frequency, purpose, common side effects
and other side effects.
Reinforce the use of relaxation, distraction, imagery
etc.
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DISCHARGE TEACHING
(CON’T)
• Redness
• Wound care. • Pain
Daily dressing at the nearest health care centers. • Swelling
Personal/overall hygiene. • Drainage of fluid or pus
Diet high in protein and vitamin/well balanced diet for • Heat at incision site
faster healing. • Fever
Simple exercise within limitation.
• Sign and symptoms of wound infection.
The patient should be able to determine what is normal
and what should be reported.
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DISCHARGE TEACHING
(CON’T)
• Diet:
Resume client regular diet.
Choose high-protein foods to help client body heal.
Drink lots of fluids and include fiber in client diet, such as
fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grain cereals or
breads.
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cont cont
• Follow up (TCA)
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THANK YOU
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