Role of the Nurse in Chronic Heart Disease Case Study 2022

Running head: ROLE OF THE NURSE IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC
HEART DISEASE
Role of the nurse in caring for patients with chronic heart disease
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Introduction..................................................................................................................................1
Background..................................................................................................................................1
Rationale......................................................................................................................................2
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................3
Nursing intervention in Acute heart failure.................................................................................3
Pharmacological management.....................................................................................................4
Essential topics in patient education............................................................................................6
Role of the nurses in reducing repeated incidents of CHF..........................................................8
Gap in literature.........................................................................................................................10
Summary........................................................................................................................................10
Reference list.................................................................................................................................11

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INTRODUCTION
Introduction
Cardiovascular health is gaining immense prominence in the recent times. Aligning the
current health statistics and health condition of the people, it can be stated cardiovascular
condition, is a major cause of comorbidity (Kutzleb et al. 2015). The current assignment thus
works on understanding the role of nurses and the required nursing intervention for providing
care to the patients suffering from chronic heart conditions. The research literature therefore aims
to understand the importance of educating the patients and the role of the nurses in the mentioned
stage. The literature additionally provides a brief overview about the possible pharmacological
intervention that can be undertaken to improve the chronic conditions such as chronic heart
disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is termed as one of the leading causes of premature death
among individuals, irrespective of gender. In the last twenty years; prevalence of stroke and
CVD increased among the developing countries with low to middle range of income. Schulman‐
Green et al. (2016), stated the fact, series of immutable and modifiable factors are seen to
contribute towards the increasing rates of stroke related incidents. In regards to the mentioned
incident, American Heart Association recognized role of nurses in reducing disability and even
death. Recent statistics show, nearly 25% of death by 2025 (Dharmarajan et al., 2016). For more
than 40 years, registered nurses have taken up the prime role in managing multiple and even
single risks associated with cardiovascular problems such as smoking, hypertension, diabetes and
even cardiac rehabilitation. By embracing primary roles as team leaders in providing case
management as per the patient requirements, nurses are seen to issue rehabilitation centres and

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stick to the health guidelines. Such disease programs were seen to exhibit improved outcomes;
coupled with cost effectiveness, in developed and developing countries.
Evidence based data is seen to support role of nurses in playing a proactive role in
regards to stroke prevention. Research based study conducted by Heery et al. (2015), stated the
fact that intervention laid by the nurses to reduce the risks related to CVD documents cause
regression of disease; coupled with reduction related to clinical events. Study conducted in
hospitals found the fact, admitted patients suffering from CAD, were shown to exhibit significant
reduction in rates of mortality and morbidity after a year followed by care from the nurses. It
would be fair enough to state that CVD adherence to guideline recommendations for secondary
and even primary prevention can be substantially improved by the teams directed by the nurses.