In Person Training Session |
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BEI Session |
   • Overview of Heart Failure |
   • Medication Adherence |
â—¦ Taking pills at right times/not skipping doses |
â—¦ Instruction on refilling prescriptions |
◦ Discussing systems for taking pills – pill chart |
â—¦ Stress bringing pill bottles to every doctor's visit |
â—¦ Instruction on identifying the water pill |
   • Salt Avoidance |
â—¦ How salt effects the body |
â—¦ Most foods contain salt |
â—¦ Tips to decrease salt |
â—¦ Common food high and low in salt |
â—¦ How to read food labels |
â—¦ Eating food with 140 mg/serving or less |
   • Exercise(instruct only if approved by patient's MD) |
â—¦ Benefits of exercise |
â—¦ Is patient exercising now? |
â—¦ Start slowly, work up to more |
â—¦ Signs for when to stop exercising |
   • Daily Self Assessment |
â—¦ Assessing shortness of breath when walking |
â—¦ Assess shortness of breath when sleeping |
â—¦ Assessing dizziness/faintness |
â—¦ Assessing swelling of the legs |
â—¦ Weighting self daily |
â—¦ Know target weight |
(RANDOMIZATION TAKES PLACE) |
   • BEI Conclusion – Having a Plan |
â—¦ Review the 4 sections |
â—¦ Review when to call the doctor |
â—¦ Write doctor's phone number in workbook |
â—¦ Review scale and how to use it |
â—¦ Call your doctor with any questions |
TTG Session |
   • Diuretic Self Adjustment & Having a Plan |
â—¦ Set target weight and record on Water Pill Guide |
â—¦ Set diuretic adjustment schedule and record on Water Pill Guide |
â—¦ Identifying water pill with sticker on bottle |
â—¦ Explain how to record daily weights and doses |
â—¦ Mailing weight and dose logs back to educator |
â—¦ Practice diuretic adjustment with examples of different weight values |
â—¦ When to call the doctor |
   • TTG Follow-up |
â—¦ Set up Follow-up phone calls |
â—¦ Review recordkeeping and sending in logs to educator |