med-surg notes
Lecture 11: February 24
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Heart Failure: Cardiac Rehabilitation
Iceberg of Healthcare Concepts
Regular Exercise
Supervised activities, daily walk in the park
Goal: To get moving
Heart Healthy Diet
Meals that are low in salt and rich in grains, fruits,
vegetables, low-fat meats, and Lsh
Reduce Stress
HF and TeleHealth
qearn to control through relaxation techniFues,
recreation, music, and other various methods
H' dx and hospitaliIation C TeleHealth visit C
H' admission C cardiac rehab
Medical Therapy
'ollow your doctorzs instructions carefully and take
your medications as directed
Stop Smoking
Most programs o>er methods to promote cessation
Assessment Techniques in TeleHealth
Pnspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
ommunication and active listening
RN's Role in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Pmplementation of evidence-based H' program
improved patient self-care when they received
adeFuate education and resources
Pntegrated care to address complex needs
Shortage of H
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an reduce mortality in H' pts
omponent of integrated care