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Newsletter from February 2010 - Are Your CNAs In the Know about CHF?
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February 2010
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Keep Your CNAs In the Know About...
Congestive Heart Failure |
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CHF is On the Rise!
As the population of the United States ages, more and more people are being diagnosed with congestive heart failure. It is estimated that nearly 6 million Americans suffer from CHF and there are 400,000 new cases every year! Whether your organization meets acute or long term health care needs, chances are your CNAs care for clients with CHF. How knowledgeable are they about this all to common condition?
In our inservice, "Understanding CHF", your aides will learn more about the disease itself, including the anatomy of the heart, causes and symptoms of CHF, as well as what can be done to prevent and treat the disease. There are also dozens of tips for caring for clients with congestive heart failure that your CNAs can put to use during their daily work.
Read on to learn more about this newly updated inservice topic or click here to see a sample page.
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After completing the inservice "Understanding CHF," your aides will be able to:
- Identify the structures and functions of the heart involved in congestive heart failure.
- List at least three things that can cause CHF.
- Describe 3 symptoms of CHF.
- Identify 3 unhealthy lifestyle choices and describe the benefit of eliminating them.
- Identify 2 ways you can help your client relieve stress and fatigue.
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Durham, North Carolina 27713
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"I have just recently purchased two In the Know inservice modules and am extremely pleased with the results. My staff find them easy to understand and very helpful! I intend to purchase more in the future. Thank you!
Karen F.
Compassionate Home Care and Hospice
"I have found In the Know inservices to be a wealth of information readily available for teaching CNAs. The inservices include concise class objectives, handouts, tests and an evaluation tool. They also give useful websites that can be utilized that encompass the subject being taught. This material makes it so easy and fun to teach. Thank you!
Lynette B.
Sonora Regional Medical Center
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A Peek into the Inservice...
Tips for Working with Clients with CHF
CHECK DAILY WEIGHTS:
Many CHF clients need to be weighed every day to check for increasing congestion of edema. Their medications may need to be adjusted if their weight is suddenly too high or too low. So an accurate weight is very important! Be sure to weigh your clients on the same scale, at the same time of day, and wearing the same amount of clothing.
ASSESS ACTIVITY TOLERANCE:
If a CHF client is experiencing shortness of breath, be sure to encourage plenty of rest.
If your CHF client is not short of breath or too tired, encourage light exercise.
OBSERVE YOUR CHF CLIENTS CLOSELY:
Be sure to tell your supervisor if you notice your CHF clients adding salt to their food, taking over-the-counter medications, or not taking their prescription medications. Also, report any physical problems you observe with your CHF clients, such as difficulty breathing, increased edema, blue lips or fingernails, jaundice, confusion and/or dizziness.
-Excerpts from page 8 of the "Understanding Congestive Heart Failure" inservice
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