Congestive Heart Failure: An Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography- Congestive Heart Failure
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Annotated Bibliography- Congestive Heart Failure
Shaffer, J., & Maurer, M. (2015). Multiple Chronic Conditions and Heart Failure. JACC: Heart Failure, 3(7), 551-553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2015.04.005
Congestive Heart Failure is a condition that affects more than 4 million Americans. It is usually occurs when the heart fails to pump blood as it should. CHF can be a hard burden for patients to bear alone. Experts have estimated that nearly $ 30 million is spent by patients in the United States of America annually on treating Cognitive Heart Failure (Shaffer & Maurer, 2015). That being said, there is nothing more important to nurses than ensuring the safety of patients and providing them with quality healthcare. Nurses are eternally dedicated to promoting health, preventing diseases and healing patients. However, due to the recent legislation, healthcare is becoming more than a personal objective. Healthcare organizations, nurses, and other clinical staff have taken significant steps to ensure the value of healthcare is respected in patient safety. This essay purposes to highlight the national Patient Safety Goals and their significance.
Summary
Nursing goals are used to guide nurses during intervention and evaluation. In the case of CHF, the nursing safety goals may include: To start with, nurses need to promote the patients comfort and alleviate any breathlessness. Secondly, they need to alleviate any signs of excess fluid. Thirdly, nurses need to sustain peripheral perfusion. Fourthly, they need to increase the patient’s awareness by educating them on their condition. Last but not least, they should treat any deficit in self...