Lvad Teaching Device
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Left Ventricular Assistive Device (LVAD)
Teaching Plan
GOALS/ASSESSMENT
Goal for Teaching Sessions:
Inform the patient of what is a LVAD
Inform the patient on the purpose(s) for having a LVAD
Inform the patients on components of the LVAD system and their maintenance/management
Inform patient of potential physiologic problems that can occur after placement of LVAD
Inform/Instruct the patient to lifestyle alterations in reference to activities of daily living
Inform patient on how to respond to emergencies such as a failed battery or other loss of power to LVAD
Setting for Teaching:
The teaching of the patient was performed in a hospital room with the lights on. The television was turned off and the patient was resting comfortably in his bed and reported as not having any pain or discomfort, nor did he exhibit or report any signs of distress. The teaching was done in the late afternoon upon the patient’s request, reason being that he was most alert and attentive at this time of day.
Biographical Data:
The patient is a 63 year old Caucasian male. He currently lives over 100 miles away from the hospital on a small ranch. He is married but his wife is in a long term nursing care facility because he is unable to care for her due to her own health issues. He has no children, but he states as having 2 living brothers that check in on him from time to time. He does have a lady that he has personally hired to help him with maintenance and upkeep of his home and another employee to tend to his animals on the ranch. He is solely responsible for his own health care and issues in reference to taking meds, knowing what to do in case of an emergency and driving himself and being able to keep his doctors’ appointments. He is currently status post HeartWare LVAD implantation as bridge to transplant on the 4th of November, 2010.
Assessment (Patient/Family/Other):
1. Need for information or skill
It is absolutely imperative that the patient
Left Ventricular Assistive Device (LVAD)
Teaching Plan
GOALS/ASSESSMENT
Goal for Teaching Sessions:
Inform the patient of what is a LVAD
Inform the patient on the purpose(s) for having a LVAD
Inform the patients on components of the LVAD system and their maintenance/management
Inform patient of potential physiologic problems that can occur after placement of LVAD
Inform/Instruct the patient to lifestyle alterations in reference to activities of daily living
Inform patient on how to respond to emergencies such as a failed battery or other loss of power to LVAD
Setting for Teaching:
The teaching of the patient was performed in a hospital room with the lights on. The television was turned off and the patient was resting comfortably in his bed and reported as not having any pain or discomfort, nor did he exhibit or report any signs of distress. The teaching was done in the late afternoon upon the patient’s request, reason being that he was most alert and attentive at this time of day.
Biographical Data:
The patient is a 63 year old Caucasian male. He currently lives over 100 miles away from the hospital on a small ranch. He is married but his wife is in a long term nursing care facility because he is unable to care for her due to her own health issues. He has no children, but he states as having 2 living brothers that check in on him from time to time. He does have a lady that he has personally hired to help him with maintenance and upkeep of his home and another employee to tend to his animals on the ranch. He is solely responsible for his own health care and issues in reference to taking meds, knowing what to do in case of an emergency and driving himself and being able to keep his doctors’ appointments. He is currently status post HeartWare LVAD implantation as bridge to transplant on the 4th of November, 2010.
Assessment (Patient/Family/Other):
1. Need for information or skill
It is absolutely imperative that the patient