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Improvement Of Chf Patients’ Fluid Restriction Education Through Self-Efficacy, Johanna Ruckey, William Fyler
Improvement Of Chf Patients’ Fluid Restriction Education Through Self-Efficacy, Johanna Ruckey, William Fyler
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Improvement of CHF patients’ fluid restriction education through self-efficacy
Johanna Ruckey RN and William Fyler BSN
Background: Dietary discretion through limited salt and fluid intake is an important aspect of heart failure (HF) management. Keeping accurate account of fluid intake has shown itself to be a difficult task, as both staff and patients often fail to do so on a fairly regular basis. Although staff are aware of a patient's fluid restrictions, there is a deficit in the patient's role in tracking their own intake. Patients often express confusion and frustration regarding their daily fluid intake, but also lack …