Title: During a visit to an elderly patient with chronic heart failure, the home care n Post by: nurse2mrow on Sep 6, 2014 During a visit to an elderly patient with chronic heart failure, the home care nurse finds that the patient has severe dependent edema and that the legs appear to be weeping serous fluid. Based on these data, the best nursing diagnosis for the patient is
a. activity intolerance related to venous congestion. b. disturbed body image related to massive leg swelling. c. impaired skin integrity related to peripheral edema. d. impaired gas exchange related to chronic heart failure. Title: Re: During a visit to an elderly patient with chronic heart failure, the home care n Post by: padre on Sep 24, 2014 Content hidden
Title: Re: During a visit to an elderly patient with chronic heart failure, the home care n Post by: nurse2mrow on Sep 28, 2014 Thanks for assisting me on this ;D
Title: Re: During a visit to an elderly patient with chronic heart failure, the home care n Post by: padre on Sep 28, 2014 Glad you found my input helpful. Please mark the topic solved, otherwise let me know if you need further clarification.
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