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Competency
Prioritize nursing care strategies for clients with cardiovascular disorders.
Scenario
Cardiac disease a one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Since it is so prevalent, you want to ensure your co-workers are fully prepared to care for patients. You are hosting a lunch to provide a refresher on heart disease and how to care for patients. During the lunch, you will present a PowerPoint Presentation to your co-workers.
Instructions
Choose one of the cardiac diseases that we covered in the last two modules. Within your presentation include:
Provide a detailed overview of the disease process
Diagnosis
Treatment
Multidimensional care including risk reduction, health promotion, and nursing interventions specific to the disease process
Left sided heart failure
Right sided heart failure
Mitral stenosis
Mitral regurgitation
Mitral prolapse
Aortic stenosis
Aortic regurgitation
Infective endocarditis
Pericarditis
Rheumatic carditis
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Peripheral artery disease
Aortic aneurysms
Aortic dissection
Venous Insufficiency
Deep vein thrombosis
Angina
STEMI
NSTEMI
Atrial fibrillation
References
In-text references per APA policy must be present. Reference list is required (can be a separate document). Please use academic references only. Minimum of 2 academic sources.
Resources
Submit your completed assignment by following the directions linked below. Please check the Course Calendar for specific due dates.
Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the “.docx” extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:
Jstudent_exampleproblem_101504
All references must be listed on the reference list AND in-text citations are required.
