Author Question: The nurse is preparing to provide disease management care to a patient with heart failure. On what ... (Read 55 times)

anjilletteb · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is preparing to provide disease management care to a patient with heart failure. On what should the nurse focus when caring for this patient?

Select all that apply.

1. Disease process
2. Daily monitoring
3. Medication management
4. Transfer to long-term care
5. Frequency of hospitalization

Question 2

The nurse is caring for an older patient experiencing confusion and lethargy after taking routine doses of medication. Which age-related changes should the nurse identify that could predispose this patient to toxic drug effects?

Select all that apply.

1. changes in tissue and organ structure
2. decrease in liver function
3. taking several drugs at once
4. decrease in renal function
5. decrease in taste sensation

isabelt_18 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3

The disease management model focuses on providing education and instruction about the disease, its management, and self-monitoring. Long-term care and hospitalization frequency are not aspects of this approach to chronic care.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4

Changes in tissue and organ structure, reduced liver and renal function, and taking several drugs at once contribute to a predisposition to toxic drug effects. A decrease in taste sensation is an age-related change but it does not contribute to toxic drug effects.