Summary Of The CAM Treatment Plan

Jonathan is a 63-year-old man, born on August 23rd, 1956 and lives with his eldest son. He was married two times and has three children, two children from his first marriage and one from his second. He lives in northern Ontario but originally was from southern Ontario, he moved here shortly following his second divorce. He is of Italian decent and is a practicing Catholic. The patient’s weight is 95 kilograms; he is 178 centimeters tall and has a body mass index (BMI) of 28.3. Jonathan says he smokes around one pack of cigarettes a day, does not exercise enough and eats fast food a few times a week. The patient now has congestive heart failure as a consequence of his myocardial infarction (MI) or heart attack. He was transferred from another hospital in the beginning of November and was waiting for more tests to be completed before he could be discharged. Jonathan has some known comorbidities that can exacerbate his CHF, this includes smoking, obesity, and noncompliance with medications.

In viewing Mr. Laurane’s personal health issues as well as his family history, it appears clear that his overall well-being could benefit significantly from a weight-loss regimen that includes health education in terms of nutrition, exercise initiatives, supplements that may be taken to encourage the speeding up of a slow metabolism, etc. Mr. Laurane can only benefit from weight loss, which will reduce his hypertension, congestive heart failure, and high cholesterol, all of which pose serious threats to the patient’s long-term health if not addressed in any way possible.

Patient Sallie Mae Fisher was released from the hospital last Saturday. This patient is eighty two years old and lives alone as her daughter lives too far away to be helpful. Her medical history includes chronic congestive heart failure (CHF), atrial fibrillation (AF), and hypertension (HTN). She has been hospitalized four times for CHF exacerbation in the last six months. She was discharged from the hospital after being there three day to treat increased dyspnea, an eight pound weight gain, and chest pain. This paper will identify, prioritize, and describe at least four problems with evidence for each problem and identify at least four medical or nursing interventions with rationale for the interventions included.

Based on the progress report dated 09/08/16, the patient has run out of Vicodin as well as her Restoril over the last three days

One group of nurses in a hospital in Canton Ohio has chosen to make this their project. The starting point involves analyzing and revamping the heart failure education booklet that is handed out on the coronary care unit. The book must be written at a level of understanding for the patient, some studies suggest a seventh grade level. The book must contain signs and symptoms as well as information to manage the heart failure (White, Kirschner, & Hamilton, 2014). The interventions that are included in the book are such things as obtaining daily weights, monitoring intake and output, low salt diet, exercise, and who and when to report signs and symptoms. Monitoring the patient’s daily weight is important, tele-monitoring is a consideration, as if the weight elevates more than two pounds in a day, and three pounds in a week the physician may want to adjust medications (Smith, 2013). The book on heart failure should be directed and shared with the patient’s family. The patient may count on family for emotional support, and the patient may also share meals with family which now need to be low salt (White et al., 2014). The book should also include information related to diuretics, which are generally used for the heart failure patient to assist in removing fluids from around the heart and lungs. In the medication category it should also be included to avoid NSAIDS because they may worsen the heart failure. Other medications that may be include in the book include ACE, ARBs, beta-blockers, Digoxin, and Potassium supplements, which may be included in the patient’s health regimen. New topic to the book may also include a section for the patient to record weights, and blood pressures, information specific to salt, tests that may be done to determine the patient’s

Haven evaluated Mr. P, the writer realized that he has being admitted so many times for the treatment of congestive heart failure along with cardiomyopathy. Diet restriction is a problem for Mr. P, he is not happy because of the difficult time he and his family are facing with an ongoing problem of his heart

Although, U.S. adults are increasingly using CAM therapies, a national survey characterizing U.S. adults, who does not consider the use CAM has yet to be described. According to the NHIS study, "an estimated 16-26 percent of the adult population does not receive conventional care in a year. Also, an estimated 4 percent of adult population may use it as an alternative to conventional medicine (alternative medicine). Thus, up to 20-25 percent of the adult population not receiving conventional care in a year might, be using alternative medicine instead" (Nahin, Dahlhamer, Stussman, 2010). This paper will discuss the reasons people chose CAM therapies, follow by the area in which CAM is more prone, then focus on how the article contributes to

Natural treatments and yoga when combined together can help in revitalizing the body and reducing blood pressure. Regular and effective methods of yoga help the body in many ways as it energizes the autonomous nervous system to balance the heart rate. It can improve digestion and provide other benefits which are linked to unconscious body functions. Here, it should be noticed that aerobic exercises and yoga do have the same effects on the body

H. to dietitians, who would be helpful on generating a consistent dietary plan for managing HTN, DM, high cholesterol, and HF. According to the American Heart Association, eating heart-healthy diet such as DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) helps to lower cholesterol, blood pressure, and chance of heart attack.

An open label parallel three-armed randomized control trial was conducted among 124 recruited women with diabetes for 3 months. Block randomization with a block length of six was carried out. In the yoga arm, sessions by an instructor, consisting of a group of postures coordinated with breathing were conducted for an hour, 2 days a week. In the peer support arm, each peer mentor after training visited 13-14 women with diabetes every week followed by a phone call. The meeting was about applying disease management plans in daily life. At the beginning

The research article I chose is “Yoga Therapy as Potential Treatment for Type II Diabetic Patients”.

Yoga exercising and meditating for 20-30 minutes each day allowed to me to lose my

The art of doing yoga we know today originated 5000 years ago in India. The infinite cognitive, physiological, and neurological benefits of yoga have been found and proven effective in regaining energy, balance, and health. Practicing this ancient body art, even just for few short minutes, will enable an individual to regain balance and physical energy. Regular practice of yoga can bring improvement in health, in mind and body, increased energy, well-being, and

Due to the advancement of his CHF it will never be cured, and it is important to teach Jonathan how to manage the disease, otherwise it will continue to progress at a rapid rate. A nursing diagnosis that I would give to Jonathan is ineffective management related to the complexity of the medical routine and unwillingness to change lifestyle. If he continues to be noncompliant with his medical treatment plan, he will cause so much damage he will need a heart transplant but since he is noncompliant, he would not be eligible for one (Sherry, et al, 2003). The biggest concern for Jonathan was his unhealthy eating habits; in the hospital, he was put on a low sodium and low cholesterol diet, which allowed him to manage his condition effectively (Sherry, et al, 2003). He was already noncompliant with his diet following his heart attack so the nurse did her best to educate the patient on his diet and requested that a dietician talk with him and his family. Another concern of the nurse was the patients smoking and alcohol consumption, the patient had agreed to stop drinking but that he could not do both. The nurse then also suggested to the doctor that the patient be given nicotine patches to help him quit smoking, which can extremely intensify his condition (Anderson, et al,

Karen Williams is at highest risk of having heart attack due to her personal and medical backgrounds. She is 46 year old, African woman which according to study published in New England Journal in 2009, Africans have much higher incidence of heart failure than any other races , and before age 50 heart failure rate is 20 times higher. She has a strong family history of cardiovascular disease. She lost her father and grandfather from heart attack that increases her risk of developing heart disease. Her obesity, smoking, high fat diet, lack of physical activity and a stressful job also contribute to her potential risk of heart attack.