Sample of Nursing Care Plan for Heart Failure - Decreased Cardiac Output
Nursing Care Plan for Heart Failure Nursing Diagnosis : Decreased Cardiac Output NANDA Definition: Inadequate blood pumped by the heart to meet metabolic demands of the body Nursing Diagnosis : Decreased cardiac output related to Altered heart rate and rhythm AEB bradycardia characterized by: with pale conjunctiva, nail beds and buccal mucosa irregular rhythm of the pulse bradycardic pulse rate of 34 beats / min generalized weakness Short-Term Objectives: the patient Will Participate in activities That Reduced the workload of the heart. Long-Term Objectives: Will the patient be Able to display hemodynamic stability. Nursing Interventions Decreased Cardiac Output Congestive Heart Failure : 1. Auscultation apical pulse; examine the frequency, the heart rhythm. Rational: Usually tachycardia (even at rest) to compensate for the decrease in ventricular contractility. 2. Record the heart sounds. Rational: S1 and S2 may be weak due to decreased pumping action. Gallop rhyt...