JAN ORIGINAL RESEARCH JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING A randomized controlled trial of self-management programme improves health-related outcomes of older people with heart failure Jung-Hua Shao‚ Anne M. Chang‚ Helen Edwards‚ Yea-Ing Lotus Shyu & Su-Hui Chen Accepted for publication 2 February 2013 Correspondence to Su-Hui Chen: e-mail: sophee@gw.cgust.edu.tw Jung-Hua Shao PhD RN Assistant Professor School of Nursing‚ College of Medicine‚ Chang Gung University‚ Taiwan Anne M. Chang PhD RN
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Research Analysis #1 Significance & Contribution The article by Britz & Dunn (2010)‚ Self-care and quality of life among patients with Heart failure‚ has significant implications for practice. Britz & Dunn (2010) clearly express the ominous situation between self-care deficit among heart failure patients and decreased quality of life. They report that heart failure: can be extremely costly -with repeated hospitalizations‚ claims the lives of many and patients have very poor quality of life. The problem
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Coronary heart disease Heart disease is leading cause of the death in the United States for both men and woman. (NIH‚ 2016) In 2014 614‚348 deaths were reported to be caused by heart disease. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2015) Approximately 14 million people experience coronary artery disease and it is responsible for 20 percent of all US deaths. (F Brian Boudi‚ 2016) Statistics shows that men are more likely to experience CAD than women. (F Brian Boudi‚ 2016) The center for Disease
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Heart Failure Heart failure is an ailment where the heart is not able to pump the required amount of blood to the body. Left-sided heart failure is described as when the heart cannot pump enough oxygenated blood to the body while Right-sided heart failure is when the heart cannot fill with the appropriate amount of blood.1 One or both of these may occur with heart failure. In the United States‚ 5.8 million people have heart failure and this number is continuing to grow.1 With the number of people
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Treating Heart Failure When a patient’s heart is no longer able to pump a sufficient amount of blood around the body‚ they are referred to as having heart failure. The heart muscle has been damaged or overworked and is therefore unable to pump as effectively as before. Coronary heart disease is the most common cause of heart failure‚ cardiomyopathy and hypertension are also implicated (Peterson et al‚ 2002). Heart failure can present acutely or chronically. Chronic heart failure tends to worsen
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Heart failure (HF) is a progressive disease which affects more than five million Americans (Yancy et al.‚ 2013). HF negatively impacts quality of life and it is associated with frequent hospitalizations and high mortality. Evidence-based practice guidelines aid health care professionals with treatment management and provide pathways to optimize individual patient care. The main goal of treatment is to slow the progression of the disease and control its symptoms. These pathways address all stages
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with Multisystem Failure. GNT1: Western Governor’s University IMMEDIATE ASSESSMENTS: HOMEOSTASIS‚ OXYGENATION‚ & LEVEL OF PAIN. Upon receiving patient‚ Mrs. Elli Baker the nurse would complete the following key assessments to determine her level of homeostasis‚ oxygenation and level of pain. While using technological tools to obtain the patient’s vital signs including: oxygen saturation‚ respiratory rate‚ heart rate‚ blood pressure‚ heart rhythm and pain
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Running head: HEART FAILURE 1 Heart Failure Joeselyn Sequeira West Coast University HEART FAILURE 2 Heart Failure The heart is one of the body ’s most vital organ. The heart pumps blood throughout the body which carries nutrients other organs need. It also carries oxygenated blood to the lungs which allows us to breathe. Since the heart is so important‚ relying on it that it will do its job is necessary so we can live‚ but sometimes
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admitted to the unit d. A patient who has just received morphine sulfate for postoperative pain C Rationale: Hypoxemia and hypoxemic respiratory failure are caused by disorders that interfere with the transfer of oxygen into the blood‚ such as pneumonia. The other listed disorders are more likely to cause problems with hypercapnia because of ventilatory failure. Cognitive Level: Application Text Reference: pp. 1799-1800 Nursing Process: Assessment NCLEX: Physiological
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Lewis and Clark Reloaded Case Study Directions: Go to this website: http://www.sciencecases.org/bicycle_ride/bicycle_ride.asp Complete the Answers to Parts I‚ II‚ and III Part I 1. What body systems are primarily affected and what physiological changes would you expect Joe and Frank to experience during such rigorous exercise? Respiratory‚ circulatory‚ cardiovascular and musclar systems because the heart would be worked to its peak‚ you can lose breath easily riding so long‚ and your
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