Category: Heart Disease

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…

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…

The self-care nursing theory was developed by Dorothea Orem and is based on the premise that nurses can teach and assist patients with the ability to practice self-care and maintain personal health and well-being. Self-care is defined as the natural decision-making process that consists of behaviors that allow for physiologic stability and management of symptoms…

Introduction Congestive heart failure (CHF) is one of the major health concerns in the United States. Once a patient is offered proper treatment, he or she is expected to embrace a new lifestyle with a proper diet and physical exercise among others. According to Leppin et al. (2014), the lack of proper care for such…

Table of Contents Extraneous Variables Instruments Description of the Intervention Data Collection Procedures References Extraneous Variables In addition to the main variables, including the readmission level of people with congestive heart failure (CHF) and patient well-being, some extraneous criteria may also be taken into account. In particular, the degree of exercise as one of the…

The setting of data collection will occur in a hospital acute-care unit, outpatient facilities such as a practitioners office, and via telephone follow-up at the end of the study. Since the research focuses on patient education, the primary inclusion criteria would be admittance to a hospital with a diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF). The…

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is one of the major reasons for hospital readmissions. The investigation of the information gathered during the first phase of the research is conducted in the form of multivariate logistic regression analysis and the Chi-Square independence test. They are used to find correlations between patient factors, interventions, and patients readmission rates.…

Table of Contents Introduction Ethical Considerations Limitations Implications for Practice References Introduction Discussing ethical issues associated with the research can help to identify any gaps that need to be addressed to improve the results and conduct of the study. Dismissing ethical concerns during the planning stage can reduce the quality of the study and pose…

Table of Contents Introduction The Research Question The Research Design of the Study The Sample of the Study The Data Collection Methods The Limitations of the Study The Description of the Research Findings Summary & Conclusion References Introduction The majority of patients with chronic heart failures have various difficulties due to their needs to be…

Background Congestive heart failure, also known as CHF, is increasingly becoming a major health problem in the United States. According to Thomsen, Nicolaisen, Hasvold, and Sorensen (2017), CHF is a condition where the heart fails to pump enough blood to all body cells, making the nutrients and oxygen insufficient in the body. The condition is…