Category: Heart Disease

  • A Home-Based Nurse-Coached Inspiration Muscle Training Intervention in Heart Failure

    The purpose of this paper is to review and analyze the article “Home Based Nurse-Coached Inspiration Muscle Training Intervention In Heart Failure”. The article presents relevant information that can help inform the general nursing practice in clinical care. Regardless of the relevance of the information presented in the article, the arrangements of certain research elements…

  • Diagnosis and Clinical Management Strategies of Congestive Heart Failure

    Table of Contents Introduction Main Body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Modern world is quick, rush and depressive and people cannot always follow it. The main organ in people’s organism, which suffer from such style of life, is a heart. People’s heart is in the highest danger then other organs, because of different stresses and constant…

  • Reducing Congestive Heart Failure Readmission Rates

    Abstract This study is concerned with the rate of readmissions for patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), which happens within 30 days after one’s discharge from the hospital. The author examined whether an intervention of self-care education performed by nurses in the hospital before patients’ discharge could improve the outcomes of the discharge and reduce…

  • Heart Failure Patients and Telenursing Intervention

    Table of Contents Introduction Description of the Research Question Research Design Description of the Sample Data Collection Method Limitations of the Study Findings Reported in the Study Summary References Introduction Telenursing is becoming a more and more popular method of evidence-based care that helps patients and their families to manage health conditions without having to…

  • “Impact of a Nurses-Led Telephone Intervention Program on the Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure in a District Hospital of Greece”: Article Critique

    Table of Contents Research Question Research Design Sample Data Collection Methods Limitations Findings Conclusion References There is no doubt that practices applied by nurses have a significant influence on the quality of lives of patients. In his article, Stavrianopoulos (2016) evaluates the effectiveness of one of the methods utilized by nurses working with patients who…

  • Diuretics to Treat Congestive Heart Failure

    Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Why diuretics, types and toxic effects of diuretics Assessment of patients’ response Resistance to diuretics Conclusion References Abstract Diuretics and drugs that increase cardiac muscle strength (digitalis) are the main drug treatment for congestive heart failure. There are few randomized clinical trials that show diuretic treatment affects mortality rates of…

  • Congestive Heart Failure Studies: Data Analysis

    Data Analysis for Demographic Variables Demographic variables for this project include age, ethnicity, gender, lifestyle, and socioeconomic status because professionals tend to reveal that heart failure affects people when they become older. With the help of analyzing demographic variables and presenting descriptive statistics, it will be possible not only to identify at what age people…

  • Congestive Heart Failure Research Planning

    The final topic is congestive heart failure (CHF) nature and readmission of people diagnosed with this disease in respective hospitals. The problem statement is formulated as follows: since CHF is one of the main health care concerns in cardiovascular care, there is a need to conduct a research and determine potential ways to improve current…

  • Pathophysiology of Heart Failure

    Introduction The case of a 79-year-old man with a history of hypertension and Stage B heart failure will be discussed. Hypertension, myocardial infarction, and heart failure are the three differential diagnoses given to the patient regarding his main complaints which are shortness of breath, swelling in his legs, and a history of myocardial infarction. Etiology…

  • Heart Failure, Its Causes and Risk Factors

    Table of Contents Introduction Aetiology of Heart Failure Prevalence of Heart Failure Statistics Pathophysiology of Heart Failure Acute and Chronic Heart Failure Diastolic/Systolic Heart Failure Diagnosis Conclusion Reference List Introduction The development of heart failure (HF) is defined by blood not being pumped as actively as it should, causing the heart to malfunction. There may…