The insertion of nursing assessment for a heart failure patient

Abstract

This article aimed at reporting the experience of the Project on Nursing advice for a Heart Failure Patient, developed with the support of the master course in “ Cardiovascular Sciences” and the “Fundaments Nursing Nucleus” of the Federal Fluminense University (RJ). The objective is describing its insertion as an efficient and appropriate mean of teaching, research and assistance. The project consist of the following activities: nursing advice based on NANDA-NIC-NOC (NNN); a room where patient are guided to proper medical assistance; health education at the waiting room. These activities are accomplished by professors, nurses and students. The process of care alternates the identification and understanding of heart failure patient answers to real and potential health problems, making easy the choose of nursing interventions, promoting therefore pharmacological and no-pharmacological measures in order to guarantee to patient the quality of life and to increase his acceptance  to the treatment through health education.