NURS 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Tamsulosin, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Atenolol
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Client education about health maintenance plays a large role in preventing illness. Nurses who teach about self-health management are practicing holistic nursing. If we can prevent diseases, we prevent suffering, we can prevent un-needed health care expenses and save time. Nurses have an ethical responsibility to teach clients so they can make informed decisions about their care. Clie(cid:374)ts go ho(cid:373)e fro(cid:373) hospitals a(cid:374)d ph(cid:455)si(cid:272)ia(cid:374)"s offi(cid:272)es a(cid:374)d (cid:272)li(cid:374)i(cid:272)s and do not know what to do. A client is prescribed flomax (tamsulosin) for an enlarged prostate. He is given no instructions other to take it daily. The client goes home, takes a flomax at 1000 and becomes lightheaded and dizzy. He is admitted to the hospital for surgical repair of the hip. (509750975097 and physician, nursing, physical/occupational time) If the (cid:374)urse had taught hi(cid:373) that flo(cid:373)a(cid:454) (cid:272)auses (cid:862)first-dose s(cid:455)(cid:374)(cid:272)ope(cid:863), the (cid:272)lie(cid:374)t (cid:373)a(cid:455) ha(cid:448)e had a decreased risk of fall and fracture.
