NURS 287 Lecture Notes - Home Health Nursing, Peripheral Edema, Physical Therapy
28 Apr 2013
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Treatment or control of underlying heart disease is key to preventing hf and episodes of. Patients with hf should be counseled to obtain vaccinations against the flu and pneumonia. Preventive care should focus on slowing the progression of the disease: patient teaching must include information on medications, diet, and exercise regimens. Exercise training (e. g. , cardiac rehabilitation) does improve symptoms of chronic hf but is often underprescribed: home nursing care for follow-up care and to monitor the patient"s response to treatment may be required. Hf patients out of the hospital is a priority of care: patients with hf will take medication for the rest of their lives. This can become difficult because a patient may be asymptomatic when hf is under control: patients should be taught to evaluate the action of the prescribed drugs and to recognize the manifestations of drug toxicity.
