The nursing assistant (NA) plays a big part in the patient's life by teaching, assisting, encouraging, communicating and validating. Lifestyle changes are one of the big ways to help manage congestive heart failure. The NA will encourage the patient to participate in physical activities such as walking.When doing physical activities the NA has to be able to recognize his limitations and be able to plan out activities accordingly. Another big part of lifestyle change besides physical activity is diet modifications.The NA will checking for changes in the digestive system such as color, odor, consistency and amount of intake and output. Teaching the patient with CHF to limit the intake of salt, and to know the dangerous signs of his condition
