Category: Heart Disease

  • Anemia, Cardiomyopathy, and Congestive Heart Failure

    Everyone looks forward to good health in life. However, it is important to note that one must also be able to manage his or her health status. There are very many serious health conditions. Anemia is one of the most serious diseases. The paper would cover the condition on Ms. A. Anemic Condition of Ms.…

  • Congestive Heart Failure Patients and Reducing the Readmission Rates

    Congestive Heart Failure Patients Overview and Guiding Propositions The self-care theory by Dorothea Orem seems a well-established and suitable theory for this research. Self-care theory is based on a belief that it is each persons interest and responsibility to care for his or her own health and health of the friends and family (Riegel, Dickson,…

  • Congestive Heart Failure: Planning a Research

    Table of Contents Problem Identification Significance of the Problem to Nursing Purpose of the Research Research Questions Masters Essentials Aligned with the Topic Conclusion References Researching the problem of congestive heart failure in older adults is an essential topic in modern medicine. Since the number of people with this ailment is significant, the nursing role…

  • Heart Failure Education: Project Implementation

    Table of Contents Introduction Program Implementation Timeframe of the Project Conclusion References Introduction Education targeted at informing patients about the risks associated with congestive heart failure is expected to be multi-dimensional since different patients have various needs. The complexity of patients who are admitted to medical units continues increasing, which provides a challenge to nurses.…

  • Hispanic Population With Heart Failure

    Standardized Telephonic Case Management in a Hispanic Heart Failure Population The aim of conducting the research was to determine the effectiveness of a standardized telephonic protocol used as an intervention method for managing diseases. In this case, Riegel, Carlson, Glaser, Kopp and Romero (2012) focused on heart failure disease to examine the effectiveness of the…

  • Congestive Heart Failure Patient Readmission Rates

    Introduction The problem of congestive heart failure is increasingly found not only in elderly patients but also among young people. Moreover, one of the central problems regularly encountered by cardiologists is high readmission rates. In order to change the situation and achieve positive results in the fight against this disease, a comprehensive analysis of all…

  • Heart Failure Readmissions: Nursing Study Planning

    Table of Contents Introduction to the Problem Identification of the Problem Significance of the Problem to Nursing Purpose of the Research Research Questions Masters Essentials References Introduction to the Problem The number of hospitalizations of patients with heart failure is an urgent problem in the modern healthcare sector. People with this disease make up a…

  • Congestive Heart Failure Education and Follow-Up

    Developing an Evaluation Plan This section discusses how the proposed solution (education and follow-up) will be monitored and evaluated to assess its effectiveness in reducing congestive heart failure (CHF) readmission rates in geriatric patients. The section will also detail the variables that will be assessed when evaluating project outcomes. Available literature demonstrates that each aim…

  • Congestive Heart Failure in Elderly

    Congestive heart failure (CHF) in elderly is a complex health problem that arises due to structural or functional cardiac disorder. The condition affects ventricles capacity to pump blood. According to Lazzarini, Mentz, Fiuzat, Metra, and OConnor (2013), CHF is prevalent amid the elderly due to age-related issues. The majority of the patients aged above 65…

  • Heart Failure Patients and Telephone Intervention

    Table of Contents Introduction Describe the Studys Research Question Describe the Studys Research Design Describe the Sample Describe the Data Collection Method Describe the Studys Limitations Describe the Studys Reported Findings Summary and Conclusion References Introduction Patients diagnosed with heart failure or HF experience a significant reduction in their quality of life experience. Also, the…