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you can live with heart failure

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20122017

dear patient, you have been diagnosed with heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure or CHF. heart failure

means that the heart is not pumping blood through the body as well as it should. while there is no cure

for heart failure, many people with this disease can improve the function of their heart and lead active lives

because they have learned to take good care of themselves.

you can take control of your heart failure by doing the following:

take all of your medicines, never skip doses

do not let your medications run out

keep all your healthcare appointments, even when you feel well

follow a low sodium (low salt) and low fat diet

remain or become physically active

stop smoking

weigh yourself everyday

important phone numbers

name phone number

healthcare provider:

cardiologist:

pharmacy:

clinic:

hospital:

emergency contact:

GREEN – Goal Zone.Your symptoms are under control ● Able to do normal activities ● No shortness of breath or usual shortness of breath ● No weight gain or less than 2 pounds in 1 day ● No swelling or usual amount of swelling in your feet, ankles, legs or stomach ● No chest pain

YELLOW – Warning Zone. Caution

ACTION – call your healthcare provider or the Heart Failure Center

● Normal activities are harder due to symptoms ● Gain 2-3 pounds in 1 day or 5 pounds in 1 week ● More shortness of breath than usual ● More than usual swelling of feet, ankles, legs or stomach ● Dry hacky cough ● Dizziness ● Uneasy feeling; you know something is “not right” ● Hard time breathing when lying down (need to sleep in chair or use extra pillow) ● ________________________

RED – Emergency Zone.

ACTION – call 911 or go to Emergency Room

● Unable to do normal activities at all due to symptoms ● Unrelieved shortness of breath when sitting still ● Chest pain unrelieved by rest or nitroglycerine ● Confusion or unable to think clearly ● Faint or pass out ● Breathless or are unable to talk ● Continuous rapid, racing heartbeat

tracking your weight • with your healthcare provider write down your starting weight on the calendar. • weigh yourself every morning, after using the bathroom, and in the same amount of clothing. • record your weight each day on the calendar. • call your healthcare provider if you gain 2 pounds in a day or 5 pounds in a week.

tracking your symptoms: feeling indicator

• with your healthcare provider, describe your “good” day, “bad” day and “worse” day in the spaces below. • each day check off on the calendar how you are feeling. • call your healthcare provider if you are having a bad day (yellow dot). • call 911 if you are having a worse day (red dot) and cannot reach your healthcare provider.

hang this calendar in the same room with your scale, take this calendar with you every time you go to see your healthcare provider.

how to use this calendar to help you stay well

good day for me is:

bad day for me is:

worse day for me is:

mark the color that indicates how you are feeling each day.feeling indicator

good day bad day worse day

heart failure symptoms can be different for each patient.examples:good day - usual activities without shortness of breath; no ankle or leg swelling; sleep flat in bed.

bad day - shortness of breath with activity; new ankle or leg swelling; increased number of pillows to sleep.

worse day - shortness of breath at rest; more than 2 pounds gained in 1 day; sleeping in a chair.

tracking your weight • with your healthcare provider write down your starting weight on the calendar. • weigh yourself every morning, after using the bathroom, and in the same amount of clothing. • record your weight each day on the calendar. • call your healthcare provider if you gain 2 pounds in a day or 5 pounds in a week.

hang this calendar in the same room with your scale, take this calendar with you every time you go to see your healthcare provider.

how to use this calendar to help you stay well

mark the color that indicates how you are feeling each day.

● red day● yellow day● green day

TRACKING YOUR SYMPTOMS: STOPLIGHT● each month record your green day activity● each day check off on the calendar how you are feeling

how to use this calendar to help you stay welltracking your weight ● with your healthcare provider in the hospital, write down your starting weight on the calendar. ● weigh yourself every morning. after using the bathroom, and in the same amount of clothing. ● record your weight each day on the calendar. ● call your healthcare provider if you gain 2 pounds in a day or 5 pounds in a week.

December mark the color that indicates how you are feeling each day.feeling indicator


take all your medicines even when you feel well. never skip doses!

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eat whole grains, fresh fruit and

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keep appointments with your healthcare provider even when you

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Form INV 104989 (10/16) InD

Expecting Success: Excellence in Cardiac Care is a national program sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation aimed at improving cardiac care for racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States. using a collaborative of Learning Network hospitals, the program develops and disseminates quality improvement strategies, models and resources to improve cardiac care for underserved minority populations in a variety of clinical settings. for more information: www.expectingsuccess.org.

this calendar was developed by a Special Work Group of Expecting Success leaders. members of the Work Group include:

Tammi Bornstein, BSN, RN, JDCardiac Care Coordinator

Mount Sinai Hospital Medical CenterChicago, IL

Brennett Brown, RN, BSNHeart Failure Nurse Coordinator

University of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS

Diana Goodell, BS, RN, BSN, CENDirector/Nurse Manager Telemetry

Delta Regional Medical CenterGreenville, MS

Micaela Gutierrez, RN, MBA, CCRNHeart Failure Nurse Specialist

Del Sol Medical CenterEl Paso, TX

Jincy John, PharmDClinical Pharmacist Specialist

Sinai-Grace HospitalDetroit, MI

Alina Matutes-Eckhardt, MSN, APRN, BCFaculty Associate, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology

University Health SystemSan Antonio, TX

Elizabeth McDowell, RN, MSN, CCRNNurse Specialist, Cardiology


Amy Pont, RN, BSNDirector of Health and Clinical Services

Memorial Healthcare SystemHollywood, FL

Felicia Stubbs, RN, BSN, MBA, CCRNDirector of MICU/CCU/Telemetry


Technical Support: Marie DiPasquale, PhD, RN, Content Consultant; Vickie Sears, RN, MS, CCRN, The George Washington University; Dan Banks, Creative Director, Project Design Company; and Jim Nuttle, Illustrator, Jim Nuttle, Inc.

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Heart Failure ProgramHarrisburg Hospital

2nd FloorCardiovascular Waiting Room

111 South Front StreetHarrisburg, PA 17101

(717) 231-8445Office Hours: Monday – Friday;

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.






















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eExpecting Success: Excellence in Cardiac Care is a national program sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation aimed at improving cardiac care for racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States. using a collaborative of Learning Network hospitals, the program develops and disseminates quality improvement strategies, models and resources to improve cardiac care for underserved minority populations in a variety of clinical settings. for more information: www.expectingsuccess.org.





















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Heart Failure ProgramBloom Outpatient Center

Second Floor4310 Londonderry Road

Harrisburg, PA 17109(717) 920-4201

Office Hours: Monday – Friday;8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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