List of Nursing Diagnosis for Congestive Heart Failure

List of Nursing Diagnosis for Congestive Heart Failure

People with congestive heart failure sometimes do not suspect a problem with their heart or have symptoms that may not obviously be from the heart.

1. Early symptoms may include shortness of breath, cough, or a feeling of not being able to get a deep breath, especially when lying down.
2. If a person has a known breathing problem, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or emphysema, they may they are having an "attack" or worsening of that condition.
3. If a person usually does not have breathing problems, they may think they have a cold, flu, or bronchitis.
4. Any or several of these above conditions may coexist along with congestive heart failure.

List of Nursing Diagnosis for Congestive Heart Failure

1. Activity Intolerance related to insufficient oxygen for activities of daily living.

2. Anxiety related to breathlessness.

3. Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements related to nausea; anorexia secondary to venous congestion of gastrointestinal tract and fatigue.

4. Impaired Peripheral Tissue Perfusion related to venous congestion secondary to right-sided heart failure.

5. Disturbed Sleep Pattern related to nocturnal dyspnea and inability to assume usual sleep position.

6. Powerlessness related to progressive nature of condition.

7. Risk for Ineffective Therapeutic Regimen Management related to lack of knowledge of low-salt diet, drug therapy (diuretic, digitalis vasodilators), activity program, signs and symptoms of complications.

8. Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity related to edema and decreased tissue perfusion.