Category: Heart Disease

  • Heart Failure Readmission: Evidence-Based Project

    Table of Contents Introduction EBP vs. A Research Project Description of the Problem The relevance of the Project Conclusion References Introduction Heart failure (HF) is a clinical symptom that occurs when impairment of ventricular filling prevents the heart from properly maintaining blood flow (ACCF/AHA, 2013). A recent report issued by the Center for Disease Control…

  • Chronic Bronchitis, Heart Failure, Hypertension

    Table of Contents Introduction Recommendations for chronic bronchitis Suspected heart failure and its pathogenesis Hypertension type and rationale for medications Lipid panel analysis HbA1c test and its rationale Conclusion References Introduction Chronic bronchitis (CB) is one of the usual occurrences during chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It presents divergent clinical complications such as a risk…

  • Heart Attack: A Specialized Heart Attack First Aid Team

    Heart attack is an acute pathology that can occur in people of all ages and genders. Women are usually in the minority in the company and having a specialized heart attack first aid team is helpful. In addition, recognizing the signs is also helpful, so a campaign should be created and made bi-directional. In the…

  • Impact of a Nurses-Led Telephone Intervention Program on the Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure in a District Hospital of Greece: Article Critique

    Table of Contents Research Question Research Design Sample Data Collection Methods Limitations Findings Conclusion References There is no doubt that practices applied by nurses have a significant influence on the quality of lives of patients. In his article, Stavrianopoulos (2016) evaluates the effectiveness of one of the methods utilized by nurses working with patients who…

  • Heart Failure Study and Human Rights Protection

    Table of Contents Introduction Ethical Considerations Limitations Implications for Practice References Introduction Discussing ethical issues associated with the research can help to identify any gaps that need to be addressed to improve the results and conduct of the study. Dismissing ethical concerns during the planning stage can reduce the quality of the study and pose…

  • Heart Failure Patients and Phone Intervention

    Table of Contents Introduction The Research Question The Research Design of the Study The Sample of the Study The Data Collection Methods The Limitations of the Study The Description of the Research Findings Summary & Conclusion References Introduction The majority of patients with chronic heart failures have various difficulties due to their needs to be…

  • Congestive Heart Failure and Evidence-Based Therapies

    Background Congestive heart failure, also known as CHF, is increasingly becoming a major health problem in the United States. According to Thomsen, Nicolaisen, Hasvold, and Sorensen (2017), CHF is a condition where the heart fails to pump enough blood to all body cells, making the nutrients and oxygen insufficient in the body. The condition is…

  • Heart Failure Causes and Readmission Factors

    Table of Contents Introduction Ethical Issues Limitations of the Proposed Study Implications for Practice References Introduction The primary goal of this research paper is to discover the main causes of heart failure and factors that have a direct impact on readmission rates of patients with this medical condition. It is of paramount importance to study…

  • Nurses-Led Telephone Intervention in Heart Failure

    Table of Contents Research Question Research Design Sample Data Collection Methods Limitations Findings Conclusion References The article under analysis is entitled Impact of a nurses-led telephone Intervention program on the quality of life in patients with heart failure in a district hospital of Greece. It was written by Theodosios Stavrianopoulos in 2016. The purpose of…

  • Congestive Heart Failure: Patient Education Plan

    Introduction Congestive heart failure (CHF) is considered to be a leading cause of hospitalization for those over the age of 65 (Azad & Lemay, 2014, p. 329). The condition represents a serious economic burden for patients and hospitals. Moreover, it may adversely affect the quality of life and become a source of distress for the…