Parkinson’s

Schizophrenia

Arthritis

Alzheimer’s

Carbamazepine

Alprazolam

Diazepam

Clonazepam

Bathe the client with the HOB at 30 degrees with rest periods

Remove all the blankets while completing the bed bath

Place the client in Trendelenberg position to wash their hair

Anticonvulsants

Antibiotics

Antihypertensives

Hyperglycemia

Insomnia

Diarrhea

Hypotension

Bleeding precautions

Contact precautions

Enteric precautions

Droplet precautions

Remind the family that the client may not be able to recognize items by touch

Teach the client's family to ensure all items are put on the client's field of vision on the right side

Encourage the client to undergo physiotherapy to help with their inability to carry out learned sequential movements on command

Ensure the family and home health team is aware that the client will be at risk for injury and falls

"When I hold an object like a paper clip I can't recognize it by touch"

"It is hard for me to do things in a sequence when I am asked to"

"Sometimes it feels like my left side of my body doesn't exist"

"My stroke isn't that bad I can still do everything I used to"

"I have difficulty falling asleep and wake up very early in the morning"

"I often have episodes of sleepiness that I can't control"

"Sometimes I can't move when I wake up or just at the point where I fall asleep"

"I wake up restless with pain in the back of my legs at least 3 to 6 times a night"

Ensure the client has corrective equipment to help support their diagnosis

Encourage the client to disclose their condition to others

Promote the client's functioning by enrolling them in physical therapy

Advise the client that they should no longer drive