Nursing interventions with obese cardiac patients.
There is much conflicting data and many opinions regarding the relationship between obesity and cardiovascular disease. The best information shows that there is a relationship between multiple factors and cardiac problems. Nurses need to assist patient populations to assess their learning needs and should present material regarding multiple risk according to those needs. Classification of patient status as primary, secondary, or tertiary can assist in this process. Nurses need to help fill the void in proven data in this area by conducting longitudinal research into multiple risk factors and a variety of interventions.
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic