Key Patient Teaching: IUDs

by Cathy Parkes September 15, 2019 Updated: September 15, 2021

Key patient teaching with IUDs: Report foul smelling discharge, change in IUD string length, fever/chills, or pain with intercourse!

3,500 calories = 1 pound.

To lose 1 pound a week, patients need to decrease their daily caloric intake by 500 calories.

Airborne precautions require the patient to have a NEGATIVE airflow room. Caregivers and visitors need to wear N95 masks when going in the room.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used to treat severe depression that is unresponsive to drug therapy.

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