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The discharge plan outlines medications, health teachings, and follow up care for a patient with heart failure. The patient is instructed to continue medications as prescribed and monitor for side effects. They are advised on diet, exercise, environmental factors, and signs of recurrence to watch for. The plan also includes spiritual support recommendations and follow up lab testing and appointments.

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The discharge plan outlines medications, health teachings, and follow up care for a patient with heart failure. The patient is instructed to continue medications as prescribed and monitor for side effects. They are advised on diet, exercise, environmental factors, and signs of recurrence to watch for. The plan also includes spiritual support recommendations and follow up lab testing and appointments.

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The discharge plan outlines medications, health teachings, and follow up care for a patient with heart failure. The patient is instructed to continue medications as prescribed and monitor for side effects. They are advised on diet, exercise, environmental factors, and signs of recurrence to watch for. The plan also includes spiritual support recommendations and follow up lab testing and appointments.

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13. Enumerate appropriate discharge plan and health teaching for your patient.

DISCHARGE PLAN

MEDICATION

On the 6th day, the physician ordered may go home with the following instructions:
Continue medication of:
 Digoxin 0.25 microgram/ tab once a day
 Furosemide 40 mg/ tab twice a day
 Metformin 500 mg/ tab twice a day
 Captopril 25 mg/ tab once a day
 Advise the patient to report early signs of digitalis toxicity such as anorexia, nausea and
vomiting, and visual disturbances
 Inform the patient of the signs and symptoms of adverse drug effect.
 Instructed patient not to take any medication without prescription
 Instructed to continue taking the prescribed medications.
 Home medications at right time, dose, route as ordered
 Encouraged to take the take home meds religiously

ENVIRONMENT
 Instructed patient to avoid extremes in heat and cold which increase the work of the
heart
 Encourage for humid environment
 Visitors be permitted but to sit quietly with short period of time
 Instructed patient to clean their surroundings
 Encouraged to practice proper hand washing
TREATMENT

 Advised to notify the nurse or physician on arrangement of follow up check ups


 Encouraged to seek regular consultations for monitoring of health condition
 Advise patient to look at all labels to ascertain sodium content such as laxatives and
antacids
 Follow up one week after discharge with the laboratory exam results
 Advised to practice proper hygiene
Health Teaching

 Teach the patient to take and record his pulse rate and blood pressure
 Provide written instructions concerning pharmacologic therapy
 Instructed patient to record her weigh
 Teach the patient the importance of low sodium , low fat diet
OBSREVATION OF SIGNS AND SYMTOMS

 Teach the patient the signs and symptoms of recurrence such as:
• gain weight,
• swelling of ankles,
• swelling feet and abdomen
• Persistent cough
• Fatigability
• Frequent urination at night

DIET AND EXERCISE

 Advised patient increase walking gradually, provided they do not cause fatigue and
dyspnea
 Instructed patient minimal walking with assistance, avoid going up and down the stairs
 Advised patient to avoid excessive eating and drinking
Diet on a daily basis to maintain a healthy lifestyle
• Encourage to eat low salt, low fat with banana
 Encourage to drink 2000 to 3000mL of fluid daily to
Facilitate defecation
 Encouraged to take meals on time.
 Advised to have optimum nutrition including vitamins
SPIRITUALITY

 Advised patient to visit church


 Advised patient to pray before bed time
 Advised to always faith in God to strengthen spiritual relationship with the latter

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