Summary- During the visit today we went over several things. The meeting began with the patient’s questions regarding diarrhea and appetite. The patient has had 4-5 loose stools every day since Sunday, rectal itching, and light rectal bleeding for a few days reported on Monday a pain score of 5/10. Advised patient to contact physician. Physician advised patient to purchase Imodium AD and aquaphor to place on her rectum as a barrier cream. I provided a handout on diarrhea and chemotherapy, and educated patient on foods to avoid and the BRAT diet. Afterwards we began our work on the family’s genogram and ecomap to identify the family unit and support system.
Problem
Impaired skin