Congestive Heart Failure: A Cardiovascular Condition Congestive Heart Failure: A Cardiovascular Condition Congestive Heart Failure is not a disease‚ but a condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood needed to meet the cardiac demands of the body and facilitate systemic circulation. Congestive Heart Failure can be right or left-sided‚ and is mainly a fluid issue‚ in which there is a decreased amount of blood to the kidneys. In children‚ CHF can be long term and is most common in
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IMOGENE KING Ed.D. RN Dr. King began her academic career at St. Louis University‚ spent several years at Loyola University in Chicago‚ and then went to the University of South Florida‚ where she is now professor emeritus. Imogene King’s model is a model of three interacting systems: personal‚ interpersonal‚ and social. In her theory of goal attainment‚ she states that client goals are met through the transaction between nurse and client. The model can be applied to all settings. Her
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helping patients get healthy. In order to do that‚ it’s necessary to set health goals with the patient‚ then take steps to achieve those goals. Imogene King’s Theory of Goal Attainment focuses on this process to aid nurses in the nurse-patient relationship‚ helping their patients meet the goals they set for their health. Biography of Imogene King Imogene King was born on January 30‚ 1923 in West Point‚ Iowa. She received her nursing diploma from St. John’s Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis‚
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Congestive heart failure‚ affecting about 5 million Americans‚ is the leading cause of death among Americans‚ accounting nearly 700‚000 deaths. It is twice as many as stroke and seven times as many as breast cancer [Herold‚ 2001]. Sudden cardiac failure‚ a form of congestive heart failure in which the heart fails without advanced warning‚ causes about half of the total deaths. For the remaining half‚ congestive heart failure doesn’t mean that the heart completely stops working; it means that the
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* Congestive heart failure: a chronic disease that affects many people While People has to be willing to make a change in their life in order to prevent congestive heart failure.‚ Congestive heart failure is a chronic disease that could be prevented with a proper lifestyle change. Introduction- People have to be willing to make a change in their life in order to prevent congestive heart failure.‚ Congestive heart failure is a chronic disease that can be prevented with a proper lifestyle change
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Essay on Congestive Heart Failure According to a recent study‚ people over 40 have a 1 in 5 chance of developing Congestive Heart Failure in their lifetime. Nearly 5 million people in the United States—mostly older adults—already have Congestive Heart Failure‚ and the number of people with Congestive Heart Failure keeps rising. About 550‚000 people develop Congestive Heart Failure each year. This is because people are living longer and surviving heart attacks and other medical conditions that
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Congestive Heart Failure July 9‚ 2013 Congestive heart failure‚ also called CHF‚ is a serious disease when the heart muscles have been damaged or has to work hard due to other diseases. Common complications of a heart attack and other types of heart disease that damage the heart can result in CHF. Congestive heart disease can affect both right and left sides of the heart‚ but can affect one more than the other. In left-sided congestive heart failure‚ the left side is damaged and is unable
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Congestive Heart Failure Christina Cabrera Mayra Cortez Serina Markham Irina Peters Prevalence & incidence of CHF Mortality Rate: 4.1% 5.1 million people in the US have CHF National Cost is $32 billion each year 550‚000 are diagnosed each year. Congestive heart failure (CHF): Clinical Presentation Also known as Heart Failure Impaired cardiac pumping and/or filling action Associated with Cardiovascular diseases Chronic hypertension Coronary artery disease
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Imogene King ’s Theory of Goal Attainement This page was last updated on 22/07/2010 Introduction • Imogene King was born in 1923. • Completed her Bachelor in science of nursing from St. Louis University in 1948 • Completed her Master of science in nursing from St. Louis University in 1957 • Completed her Doctorate from Teacher’s college‚ Columbia University King’s Conceptual Framework It includes: • Several basic assumptions • Three interacting systems • Several concepts relevant
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Nursing Care: Congestive Heart Failure Beverly Baum‚ Chrysten Brown and Christina Bhowanidan Herzing University Nursing Care: Congestive Heart Failure The general population is living longer than ever before. The Federal Interagency on Aging-Related Statistics (2012) states “The number of older people will increase dramatically during 2010-2030 period. The older population in 2030 is projected to be twice as large as their counterparts in 2000‚ growing from 35 million to 72 million and
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