Question

objevtive: Determine ways of Improving a healthy lifestyle for the patient with heart failure

what are the nursing interventions and rationale for the objective given above

Answer 1

1.Promote physical activities:Nurses should help them to develop a schedule that prioratorise activities and promote pacing.30 minutes of physical excercise should be encouraged everyday.

2.Control anxiety: The nurse should provide physical comfort and provide psychological supportand teach them ways to control their anxiety and to avoid such situations.

3.Minimising their burden: Encourage patients to verbalise their concerns and test them by giving them few decision making chances.

4.Managing fluid volume: should be monitored closely,auscultating lungs,monitoring weight daily and ask them to stick on to a low sodium diet.

Reason for these interventions are to:

1.To improve myocardial contractility and systemic perfusion.

2.Prevent complications.

3.Reduce fluid volume overload.