A nurse is conducting an educational session on self-care initiatives for chronic heart failure patients and their support persons prior to discharge from the hospital. Which topics should be included in the discussion?
Select all that apply.
1. Adapting activities of daily living
2. Maintaining a sense of hope
3. Maintaining a feeling of being in control
4. Living as normally as possible
5. Seeking third and often fourth opinions
Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4
Patients with chronic illnesses experience chronic diseases in different ways, but in general will need to adapt activities of daily living to their abilities, maintain a sense of hope and of feeling in control, and live as normally as possible. While seeking third and often fourth opinions might be a topic that interests patients, it is not a priority for patient education.
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