What are the nursing interventions for high cholesterol?

If you are making a Nursing Care Plan, high cholesterol won't be considered as a nursing problem because it is a medical problem. read more

If you are making a Nursing Care Plan, high cholesterol won’t be considered as a nursing problem because it is a medical problem. Nursing diagnosis you can make out of it is commonly Deficient knowledge regarding the disease process, or Noncompliance to treatment regimen. read more

Edema, sob, weakness. Although, this could be caused by other diseases, CHF is the first thing that should come to your mind if you have a patient with increasing leg edema and shortness of breath and crackles in the lungs with congested neck veins. read more

Patients who get follow-up care from a nurse after heart bypass surgery are more likely to control cholesterol and reduce risk of further disease, according to a study from The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. read more