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Care for patient with chronic heart failure
FORMÁNKOVÁ, Hana
The bachelor thesis refers to the aspects of the nursing care for patients with chronic heart failure. The aim of the thesis is to identify the specifics of the nursing care for patients with chronic heart failure. Furthermore, the subsequent aim is to identify the most frequent nursing problems with patients with chronic heart failure. The qualitative research inquiries were used to reach the defined aims. Semi-structured conversation with patients suffering with chronic heart failure and with nurses working at cardiology intermediary care and the ambulance of heart failure was the most used method to collect the data. Interesting results were achieved with the research. Respondents had a limited knowledge about the classification according to NYHA, but the knowledge of diseases was at a good level. Nurses and even patients agreed on regimes measures, which were implemented upon patients with chronic heart failure at the emergency and at the department. There were some references to Fowler positions, ECG, blood collection and following checkup. Nurses added further professional information, but they coincided with patients. Patients bore the best knowledge of the regime measures. The efficiency of education of nurses about the regimes measures has been reflected in responses of respondent patients. Patients knew which measures are related to their disease, what they should change and what they should start to do. Based on the answers, it can be stated that measures like sinking kitchen salt, restricting of intake liquids and No smoking are getting the overbearing role within regimes. An information booklet, which can serve for medical staff, for student of medical branches or for patients with chronic heart failure was created as an outcome of the Bachelor Thesis. In booklet they can find: what is it chronic heart failure, what causes it, what symptoms the disease has, classification according to NYHA, what is the prevention of the disease, pharmacotherapy, regimes and dietary measures, procedure upon acceptance patients to hospitalization, and further information.
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