It is common for many to have comorbid problems at around this age. Living with chronic illness is not an easy task especially when people are getting older, Mr. p is actually going through what million are going through and the cost of readmission is enormous. However although we cannot prevent it to happen anymore he should be able to manage his symptoms and prevent complications, and continue to live a productive life with his wife without being hopeless at a point to ask God to end his life. Involvement of a case manager s important so a home health care support can be imitated to help the family. Cardiomyopathy and heart failure can definitely be taxing on the patient and his wife. When the heart is unable to do the job right because of
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The first problem to resolve is to make sure that patient understand the importance of maintaining his diet restriction and taking his medications accordingly. Including the wife in the teaching each time is a priority because she is the only one he got, if she is not involved we may as well not teach the patient at all. A good method to use to teach concerning the low sodium diets teaching should start on admission. By asking the patient in plain language about his knowledge about a low salt diet and what would he choose on a regular day for breakfast lunch and dinner? To discover the attitude of the patient question like why is it important to eat a low salt diet may tell us if the patient understand the importance of the diet. Behavior also is to be tested asking how would he remember to stay away from salty food every day. Having a video or a power point presentation so patient can visualized food items and make a difference between the …show more content…
Resources available in the community are to be provided to patient in writing. Patient and wife are to have a short quiz to determine if teaching was effective or if more teaching is needed.
PLAN
The reason why you are back in the hospital is because your heart is not pumping the blood to the rest of your body as it should.
To prevent you from coming back to the hospital for difficulty breathing and retaining water on your legs you need to take your medication and eat a low salt diet.
Every day you need to eat of salt. You can see how much salt in the food item in the food label outside of every box and bag.
Do not add salt to your food
Taking your water pills will help your legs get smaller and make you breathe better. Urination will increase so you can get rid of the extra water your body is retaining.
Your blood pressure medicines will help your heart work better. a home health nurse will come to set up your medication for a
The first problem to resolve is to make sure that patient understand the importance of maintaining his diet restriction and taking his medications accordingly. Including the wife in the teaching each time is a priority because she is the only one he got, if she is not involved we may as well not teach the patient at all. A good method to use to teach concerning the low sodium diets teaching should start on admission. By asking the patient in plain language about his knowledge about a low salt diet and what would he choose on a regular day for breakfast lunch and dinner? To discover the attitude of the patient question like why is it important to eat a low salt diet may tell us if the patient understand the importance of the diet. Behavior also is to be tested asking how would he remember to stay away from salty food every day. Having a video or a power point presentation so patient can visualized food items and make a difference between the …show more content…
Resources available in the community are to be provided to patient in writing. Patient and wife are to have a short quiz to determine if teaching was effective or if more teaching is needed.
PLAN
The reason why you are back in the hospital is because your heart is not pumping the blood to the rest of your body as it should.
To prevent you from coming back to the hospital for difficulty breathing and retaining water on your legs you need to take your medication and eat a low salt diet.
Every day you need to eat of salt. You can see how much salt in the food item in the food label outside of every box and bag.
Do not add salt to your food
Taking your water pills will help your legs get smaller and make you breathe better. Urination will increase so you can get rid of the extra water your body is retaining.
Your blood pressure medicines will help your heart work better. a home health nurse will come to set up your medication for a