Question

• Coronary Artery Disease 1.1. Identify the most important client concerns for this condition 2.Discuss three priorities for nursing care of this client, with these client concerns in mind. Explain how you arrived at the order of importance (Nursing Process, Maslow’s Hierarchy, ABCs, etc.) Use the search system to find an article from a peer-reviewed journal published in the last 5 that supports the priorities of nursing care you identified.

Answer 1

The most important client concern for coronary artery disease are

• Increased cholesterol
• High blood pressure
• Diabetes
• Smoking
• Obesity
• Family history

2. Three priorities for nursing care of this client are

• Change of healthy lifestyle to delay the progression of CAD
• Good nutrition to prevent obesity and to manage weight.
• Physical activity to improve the health of the patient.

Generally, CAD can be managed by giving priority in the order of assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The nursing process helps to manage the patient through effective intervention. The patient is reassessed, and the plan can be changed accordingly. During an emergency crisis, the priority are turned into the way of the airway, breathing, and circulation to prevent cardiac complications.