Cardiovascular/Stroke
Cardiovascular Disease
Key Points
- Provide/Review patient Action Plan
- Angina Action Plan Angina Action Plan - A4 Poster - Heart Foundation
- Heart Failure Action Plan heart-failure-action-plan.pdf (heartfoundation.org.nz)
- Create/update Acute Care Plan on Healthconnect South/Healthone. Care Plans - Community HealthPathways Southern
- Provide lifestyle advice. Living well with heart failure - Heart Foundation
- Review the patient’s medication understanding and compliance, and ensure the patient has access to a pharmacy.
- Ensure that vaccinations are up to date.
- Create/update Acute Care Plan on Health Connect South/HealthOne.
Patient resources: https://healthify.nz/health-a-z/h/heart-disease-topics/
Stroke
Key Points
- Review medication compliance & understanding, and ensure that the patient has access to a pharmacy. Consider pharmacist review.
- Discuss FAST stroke management plan/monitoring for TIA F.A.S.T. resources | Stroke Foundation NZ
- Ensure vaccinations up to date
- Discuss lifestyle changes; dietary changes (Mediterranean diet), weight loss, regular physical activity, smoking, avoiding excessive alcohol.
- Cares support: ensure adequate support for any carers.
- Welcome | Stroke Foundation NZ included information handouts in a variety of languages.
- https://southern.communityhealthpathways.org/21790.htm Stroke including long-term management.