Running head: CONGESTIVE HEART DISEASE OUTLINE 1

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Congestive Heart Disease Outline

Nayvi Rodriguez

Rasmussen College

Author Note

This paper is being submitted on 10/27/19, for Professor Joanne Maida’s NUR1172 Nutritional Principles in Nursing Course.

Congestive Heart Disease Outline

I. Identification of Alteration in Health

A. Definition of disease Congestive Heart Disease (CHD)

II. Role nutrition plays in the prevention of Congestive Heart Disease

1. The impact of diet on disease prevention

1. Types of foods that prevent CHD

III. Etiology/Progression

1. It is caused by the heart’s inability to pump blood as it should.

1. The heart fails to pump and fill blood effectively

1. Caused by other conditions that weaken the hear such as;

2. Hypertension

2. Coronary artery disease

2. Myocarditis

2. Cardiomyopathy

2. Faulty heart valves

2. Heart arrhythmias

Progression

1. Symptoms

1. Dyspnea (shortness of breath)

1. Weakness and fatigue

1. Nausea and lack of appetite

1. Increased urination at night

1. Chest pains –when caused by heart attack

1. Persistent coughing and wheezing with pink blood phlegm

1. Ascites (swelling of the abdomen)

1. Complications

1. Can cause kidney damage

1. Liver damage

1. Heart valve problems

1. Increased heart arrhythmias

IV. Treatment

A. Medications

1. Aldosterone antagonists

1. To decrease sodium reabsorption, thus, increasing water excretion by the kidneys.

1. Angiotensin II receptor blockers

1. To increase blood vessel dilation for increased blood flow

1. Beta Blockers

1. They are used to reduce blood pressure.

1. Diuretics

1. Target the kidneys to increase production of urine.Your final course project is now due. This paper will include all of the components you have developed over the course, and it should also include changes suggested by your instructor. Proofreading and formatting are essential prior to submission.
The requirements for your Project include the following:

Must be 6-8 pages. ( PLEASE FOLLOW OUTLINE ATTACHED )

Must include an introductory paragraph that describes the entire project.

The project must have all of the following: identification of the alteration in health (disease), the role nutrition plays in the prevention of this disease, its etiology, progression, treatment, recommended diet, type of nursing assessment and nursing interventions needed with regard to nutrition, outline of what should be included in client education and two strategies to help ensure adherence (overcome barriers) to the recommended diet.

Must have a title page and an APA Editorial formatted Reference page with at least three scholarly peer-reviewed references. There must also be appropriate APA Editorial formatted in-text citations.