Health Care Study Guide

S.P. should be up out of bed post-op day 1 and wearing TED hose continuously, as well as wearing SCDs overnight in bed. Constipation prevention should e achieved by administering scheduled doses of Colace. Proper nutrition should be encouraged to include plenty of protein to ensure proper wound healing and avoid development of pressure ulcers (Lewis, Dirksen, Heitkemper, Bucher, & Camera, 2011). S.P. should practice coughing and deep breathing throughout her hospital stay to avoid lung congestion and occurrence of pneumonia infection, educating the patient about smoking cessation assistance can be helpful as well.

D) “I have to call the doctor if I get chest pain or shortness of breath that does not go away with rest”.

Return to your normal activities as told by your health care provider. Ask your health care provider what activities are safe for you.

You will receive physical therapy until you are doing well and your health care provider feels it is safe for you to go home.

○ Changing or stopping your regular medicines. This is especially important if you are taking diabetes medicines or blood thinners.

When you schedule your procedure, your doctor should give you a set of instructions. If they do not, ask for them. If they do not offer instructions, find a different doctor. You need to know what exactly the doctor's orders are for you to prep your skin for the procedure.

Another concern that some patients may have is that recovering from this procedure will be extremely lengthy and painful. However, this is usually not the case, and patients should expect the worst soreness from this procedure to start subsiding within a few days of the procedure. If you notice the pain worsening or discoloration starting to show, you should immediately contact your doctor because this may indicate an infection has developed.

• Return to your normal activities as told by your health care provider. Ask your health care provider what activities are safe for you.

Return to your normal activities as directed by your health care provider. Ask your health care provider what activities are safe for you.

• Your blood pressure, heart rate, breathing rate, and blood oxygen level will be monitored often until the medicines you were given have worn

Your health care provider may recommend that you limit physical activity for a few days after the procedure. Ask your health care provider what activities are safe for you.

Following pacemaker surgery, help the senior to keep their incision clean. Depending on what was used to close the incision, showers may be allowed right away or not for several days. No lotions or ointments should to the surgical site. Check the incision to make sure that no redness, swelling or drainage have occurred. If you are concerned with how the incision looks, don't hesitate to contact the senior's doctor.

• If you go home right after the procedure, plan to have someone with you for 24 hours.

• Rest at home until your health care provider says you can return to your normal activities.

• Return to your normal activities as told by your health care provider. Ask your health care provider what activities are safe for