Impact of Nursing Care in Comorbid Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases

With the improvement of living standards, people have more and more physical health problems. Most prominent among them are high-risk cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Effectively improving treatment and accelerating recovery in cardiac patients has become a social issue. A number of studies have proven that the significant social and economic changes in our society affect personal health. So, they lead to development of various concomitant chronic diseases. The main CVDs risk factors are: arterial hypertension, abnormalities in fat metabolism, smoking, alcohol abuse, diabetes mellitus, obesity, low physical activity, psycho-emotional stress, unhealthy diet and others. Reducing or eliminating the impact of certain risk factors can significantly reduce the risk of developing ischemic heart disease (IHD). We need coordinated efforts, while providing inpatient and outpatient care, to educate and encourage the patient to change to a healthier lifestyle. An important task of cardiac nurses is to act preventively in the long term. They need knowledge, skills and resources to enable them to function as leaders in patient health education. In addition to the specific knowledge of cardiovascular health care, cardiac nurses must implement evidence-based practice and effective personalized care. Effective communication, information delivery, and patient education are at the core of practical preventive cardiology.