What is a nursing diagnosis (related to and evidenced by) and
long term goal for decreased cardiac output and deficient
knowledge?
The patient is a 60-year-old male who has hypertension and heart
failure. He had Hydrochlorothiazide prescribed by MD for his
hypertension a couple of years ago. However, the patient has not
taken the medications as directed. He complains that he is
experiencing increasing fatigue, shortness of breath, paroxysmal
nocturnal dyspnea and weight gain. An ECG and a chest x-ray...