✅Share with a nursing school buddy & follow for more nursing school tips & tricks like this! . 💦In the previous video, I reviewed the causes & pathophysiology of diabetes insipidus, which is lack of antidiuretic hormone production leading to excessive urination. . 💦Priority nursing interventions for patients with diabetes insipidus focus on preventing ✨hypovolemic shock✨. . 💦Priority assessments include strict intake and output monitoring, daily weights, and frequent blood pressure/heart rate checks. The nurse will also closely monitor serum sodium levels & urine specific gravity. . 💦The medication used to treat patients with diabetes insipidus is desmopressin, a synthetic form of antidiuretic hormone that helps the patient retain fluid. . 🧑⚕️👩🏻⚕️Key patient education for patients receiving Desmopressin therapy includes reporting excessive urination, thirst, weight gain, confusion, and headaches, as these can be signs of adverse effects like fluid overload and dilutional hyponatremia. .
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