THE ARAB AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF NURSING
Adult Health Nursing I (170112210)
Assignment
Student Name: _______________________ Student ID: _________________________
Student Name: _______________________ Student ID: _________________________
Student Name: _______________________ Student ID: _________________________
Student Name: _______________________ Student ID: _________________________
Student Name: _______________________ Student ID: _________________________
Student Name: _______________________ Student ID: _________________________
Student Name: _______________________ Student ID: _________________________
Assignment Instructions:
Total student grade is converted according to grading criteria presented by the
course syllabus.
Two grades will be deduced for one day delay in handing the assignment
Zero grade for proven plagiarism, copy and paste.
Deadline 21/1/2020 till 16:00
Final Mark: /5
Best of Luck
Farid abu liel
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Assignment - HF (20 Points)
Read the case scenario, and then answer the following questions:
Patient Profile:
A 50-year old man presented to the emergency department with recent
worsening of Shortness of breath, over the past few days. His dyspnea was worse at
night and he required two or more pillows under his head to catch some sleep. Yet his
nocturnal breathlessness woke him up frequently. For the past 4 months he had
experienced increasing fatigue on walking and on climbing stairs. He was not a
diabetic. But he had hypertension and complained of ischemic heart disease in the past
5 months. He was heavy smoker, 3 pack per day, for the last 30 years. His family
members (His father & brother) had history of heart disease.
On examination, he was tachypneic and diaphoretic. Pulse was rapid and the
extremities were cold. His heart rate was 120 beats/min with a BP of 106/74 mm Hg.
The JVP was clearly elevated and there was also pitting edema over his ankles. The
liver edge was palpable 6 cm below the right costal margin. The apex beat was diffuse
and displaced towards the axilla. The S1 and S2 were normal. There were bilateral
basilar rales over the lower one-third of both lung fields.
Questions:
1) Identify and list Patient risk factors for developing Heart failure.
1. __________________________________________ (1 point)
2. __________________________________________ (1 point)
3. __________________________________________ (1 point)
4. __________________________________________ (1 point)
2) What clinical clues in this case suggest Heart Failure?
1. __________________________________________ (1 point)
2. __________________________________________ (1 point)
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3. __________________________________________ (1 point)
4. __________________________________________ (1 point)
3) What nursing outcomes would be desirable for this Patient?
1. __________________________________________ (1 point)
2. __________________________________________ (1 point)
4) What interventions are needed to accomplish these outcomes?
First outcome
1. __________________________________________ (1 point)
2. __________________________________________ (1 point)
3. __________________________________________ (1 point)
Second outcome
1. __________________________________________ (1 point)
2. __________________________________________ (1 point)
3. __________________________________________ (1 point)
5) What interventions would be appropriate if this Patient continues to state that
he wishes to leave the hospital?
1. __________________________________________ (1 point)
2. __________________________________________ (1 point)
3. __________________________________________ (1 point)
4. __________________________________________ (1 point)
Good Luck
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