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Shock is a clinical syndrome that is a result of inadequate tissue perfusion that creates imbalance between
the delivery of and the requirements for oxygen that support cell health. Signs and symptoms of excess fluid
volume or inadequate tissue perfusion characterize heart failure.
Address the Following:
Describe the differences in the nursing management for hypovolemic shock, cardiogenic shock, and heart
failure.
Because heart failure can be a chronic condition, identify a priority teaching intervention for the patient with a
new diagnosis of heart failure.
APA format must use at least 2 of these references no others Burchum, J. & Rosenthal, L. (2016). Lehne’s
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Chapter 17: Adrenergic Agonists (section Properties of Representative Adrenergic Agonists up to and including
Phenylephrine)
Chapter 48: Drugs for Heart Failure
Hinkle. J., & Cheever, K. (2014). Brunner and Suddarth’s textbook of medical-surgical nursing (13th ed.).
Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health.
Chaper 14: Shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (sections on “Overview of Shock”, “Stages of
Shock”. “General Management Strategies of Shock”, “Hypovolemic Shock”, and “Cardiogenic Shock” only)
Chapter 28: Management of Patients with Structural. Infectious. and Inflammatory Cardiac Disorders
Chapter 29: Management of Patients with Complications from Heart Disease
Ladwig, (J., Ackley. B., & Makic, M. (2017). Mosby’s guide to nursing diagnosis (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
Review the nursing diagnoses specific to the content covered in this module.
Pillitteri, A. (2014). Maternal and child health nursing: Care of the childbearing and childrearing family (7th
ed.). Philadelphia. PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Chapter 41: Nursing Care of a Family When a Child Has a Cardiovascular Disorder (section on “Acquired Heart
Disease” only)
