Nursing Diagnosis for Congestive Heart Failure - CHF related to

Nursing Diagnosis for CHF - Congestive Heart Failure

1 Decreased Cardiac Output
related to

• changes in left ventricular contractility,
• rhythm frequency changes,
• electrical conduction

2. Ineffective Tissue Perfusion
related to

• decrease in cardiac output
• tissue hypoxemia,
• acidosis and,
• the possibility of thrombus or emboli.

3. Ineffective Airway Clearance
related to

• decrease in lung volume,
• hepatomegaly,
• splenomegaly

4. Activity Intolerance
related to

• imbalance between myocardial oxygen supply and demand of the body, the ischemic / necrotic myocardial tissue

5. Excess Fluid Volume
related to

• Systemic fluid overload,
• interstitial fluid permeation in the systemic secondary to decreased cardiac output, right heart failure

6. Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements
related to

• anorexia,
• dyspnoea,
• nausea, vomiting,
• side effects of drugs,
• sputum production

7. Sleep pattern disturbance
related to

• paroxysmal nocturnal disease,
• hospitalization,
• crowded

8. Anxiety
related to

• fear of death,
• decline in health status,
• crisis situations,
• changes in consciousness.