University of St.

La Salle
College of Nursing

Health Teaching Plan

Name of Students: Adeva, Anjao, Balalitan, Baron, Batac Section & Group: BSN 2A - Group 1
Name of CI: Area of Exposure: Pediatric Ward

Medication Exercise Treatment Hygiene Outpatient Diet

Generic Name: For patients There is no specific ● Wear clothes that ● Advise patient to Practices patients
Paracetamol positive for dengue, treatment for dengue fully cover the take paracetamol diagnosed with
Brand Name: physical rest is fever. body, especially every 6 hours to Dengue should
highly during the rainy lessen their observe:
Biogesic
recommended by Pharmacological: season. fever.
the doctor. Staying The over-the-counter ● Avoid getting wet ● Advise patient to ● Increase fluid
C - Analgesic and at home and (OTC) drugs to and playing in the monitor their intake to
Antipyretic complete bed rest relieve symptoms: rain. If you get signs and hydrate the
H - It is effective if is ideal during Paracetamol wet in the rain, symptoms. body and to
hospitalization. ● Helps reduce take a bath and ● Advise patients maintain water
the temperature
muscle pain change clothes to go to the and electrolyte
returns to a normal balance e.g.,
To avoid further and fever. as soon as you hospital and be
range. fresh juice,
complications, the go inside. admitted once
E - 1 dose of 500mg patient must take OTC Drugs to avoid: ● Apply mosquito they experience coconut water,
Paracetamol q6h note of the ● Aspirin repellent lotion severe dengue and oral
C- following activities: ● Ibuprofen and maintain fever. rehydration
● Explain the ● Naproxen personal hygiene. ● Instruct patient to solution
● Avoid doing Sodium ● Keep cleanliness avoid taking ● Eat easily
usage of the
strenuous - These pain relievers in your houses. painkillers that digestible food
drug to the client e.g., boiled
activities. can increase the risk Observe proper contain aspirin
and their family. food, green
● Tell the patient ● Protect oneself of dengue fever waste disposal and non-steroidal vegetables,
that Paracetamol from accidents bleeding ● Do not store anti-inflammatory banana, apple,
can be taken on that might cause complications water-filled drugs such as soup, porridge,
skin lesions containers in the Ibuprofen and and herbal tea
an empty
since the patient house and patio. Mefenamic Acid. ● Eat iron-rich
stomach. is at risk for Non-pharmacologic It is a potential ● Advise patient to food because
● Instruct the client bleeding. al: area for the avoid contact this can help
that they must ● Avoid going into mosquitos to sports to avoid increase blood
not exceed the crowded places While recovering breed. physical injuries hemoglobin
recommended since the from dengue fever: ● If there is that could lead to and the
dose. immune system ● Drink plenty of stagnant water or bleeding. formation of
is weak. fluids if the gutter is not ● Advise patient to platelets to
● Instruct the client
● If in-home care, ● Call your doctor cleaned or left have ample rest prevent
that they must guardians must right away if you open, and sleep for bleeding and
not consume secure a have any signs immediately immediate blood loss
excessive “mosquito-free” and symptoms of report to your recovery. ● Eat food rich in
amounts of environment to dehydration local barangay. ● Instruct patients vitamin C for
alcoholic lessen the risk ● Purchase to increase daily faster healing
beverages while for severe If you have severe insecticides that fluid intake to and recovery
complications. dengue fever, you are effective avoid ● Eat food with
taking
Guardians can may need: against dehydration. Vitamin K for
Paracetamol. place mosquito ● Intravenous (IV) mosquitoes and ● Educate patients blood clotting
● Encourage the nets around the fluid and are safe to use about preventive and it
client to bed, and electrolyte inside the house. measures increases
immediately eliminate replacement against mosquito platelet count
seek medical mosquito ● Blood pressure bites or dengue
breeding areas. monitoring fever. Foods that
attention in the patients with
● Applying insect ● Transfusion to ● Advise patients
event of an repellent is one replace blood to seek Dengue should
overdose. of the practical loss immediate avoid:
K- ways to prevent medical advice
● Foods that
one’s self from Laboratory Diagnosis from a Physician
contain
acquiring and Diagnostic Tests: if they are
● Check if the Dengue Fever Complete Blood experiencing salicylates
client has any ● If possible, wear Count (CBC) signs and because they
form of liver long sleeves symptoms of act similar to
and pants on ● CBC tests dengue, aspirin: they
disease as it is
rainy days examine for low especially severe can make
not for regular because platelet count dengue fever. blood thinner
use. mosquitoes tend typical of the ● Advise patient to and slow
● Ensure that the to go inside your later stages of comply with the clotting
client is not homes to seek the illness and a medical follow-up ● Dark-colored
taking any other shelter from the decrease in appointments foods because
medication rain. hemoglobin, and advice. it may cause
hematocrit, and ● Educate the confusion by
containing
red blood cell patient on the altering the
Paracetamol. count (evidence importance of color of the
● Monitor CBC, of anemia) that consuming urine, stool, or
liver, and renal would occur with immunity-boostin vomitus
functions. blood loss g foods to ● Spicy foods
● Assess for fecal associated with recover and ● Food with
occult blood and severe dengue prevent dengue saturated fats
fever. fever. ● Processed
nephritis.
● Advise patient to food
Platelet count avoid vigorous ● Sugary and
Generic Name: ● A typical person brushing to aerated drinks
Sodium Chloride has a platelet prevent gum ● Raw
Injection count between bleeding, vegetables to
Brand Name: 150,000 and instead use prevent
250,000 per gargle. stomach
Normal Saline
microlitre of problems
blood, compared
C - Isotonic to 100,000 for an
Intravenous infected person.
Solution About 80 to 90
percent of
H - It is effective if patients with
the patient’s dengue will have
temperature is levels below
100,000.
reduced or fever
is treated NAATs
E - Administer 0.9% ● A positive NAAT
PNSS at a rate result confirms
of 20 ml/kg/l in dengue virus
the first 2h, infection. People
followed by 10 with negative
NAAT results
ml/kg/l for 6h,
should be tested
then the rate is for IgM
adjusted in the antibodies
following 16h against the
according to the dengue virus to
status of patient determine
C- possible recent
dengue
● Inform the client
exposure.
and their family
what the Dengue NS1
medicine will be Antigen
used for. ● A positive NS1
● Tell the patient test result
confirms dengue
that sodium
virus infection
chloride injection without providing
will be serotype
administered as information.
needed (PRN). People with
negative NS1
● Notify the patient results should be
that this tested for the
medicine is to be presence of
dengue IgM
given only by or
antibodies to
under the determine the
supervision of possible recent
one’s doctor. dengue
● Discuss the need exposure.
to notify the
nurse of any Dengue IgG/IgM
● Positive IgM and
potential side
IgG tests for
effects of the dengue
medication, antibodies
sodium chloride detected in an
injection, so that initial blood
the patient's sample mean
doctor can be that it is likely
that the person
consulted.
became infected
K- with the dengue
● Monitor for signs virus within
of fluid volume recent weeks.
deficit.
● Evaluate for
potential
complications
such as
infiltration,
extravasation,
phlebitis, or
infections.
● Observe for any
changes in the
electrolyte levels,
volume status, or
acid-base
disturbances.

Generic Name:
Omeprazole
Brand Name:
Prilosec

C - Proton-pump
Inhibitors (PPI)
H - It performs
effectively when
the patient's
appetite
increases and
the amount of
stomach acid are
decreased.
E - 1 dose of 40mg
Omeprazole
ODAC
C-
● Explain the
usage of the
 drug to the client
and their family.
● Tell the client to
take the
recommended
dose only as
prescribed by
their doctor.
● Instruct the client
to take
medication
preferably in the
morning at least
an hour before a
meal.
● Outline potential
adverse effects
associated with
Omeprazole
medication and
encourage the
client to
immediately
seek medical
attention.
● Advise the client
to avoid alcohol
and foods that
 may cause an
increase in GI
irritation.
K-
● Monitor any
signs and
symptoms of
gastroesophage
al reflux disease
and peptic ulcer
disease.
● Check if the
client has a
history of
hypersensitivity
to the drug as it
is
contraindicated.
● Ensure that the
client is not
taking any other
medication
containing
rilpivirine.

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