Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases
Introduction
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in England. Cardiovascular diseases are severe and cause patients’ health to deteriorate. There are several things that raise the risk of contracting heart diseases among individuals. However, some of the risk factors can be controlled (Battineni et al., 2021). The nursing practice profession equips nurses with effective knowledge that can be used to help patients with cardiovascular diseases and also campaign against heart diseases. Nursing practice enables nurses to understand the development of pathogens in the body that causes heart diseases. The nurses are also able to learn qualitative skills that can be used to diagnose infections. The health of an individual is an important component of an individual’s life. A person’s diet, the status of physical activity, and lifestyle determine their overall health (Battineni et al., 2021). Nurses, therefore, review the factors to determine the likelihood of contracting heart diseases. The following study will therefore focus on discussing the prevention of cardiovascular diseases through various policies and programs.
Health Care policies
There are several policies, tools, and programs that can be used to prevent the rampant effects of cardiovascular diseases. The social care programs have been effective in addressing the issue of cardiovascular diseases. The health care policies and programs act to sensitize and educate the public about the causes and prevention of cardiovascular diseases (Cium?rnean et al., 2021). The care programs have also involved the nurses in performing regular tests and research to develop effective strategies for addressing the issues of cardiovascular diseases. The Millions Heart 2022 is a national initiative program led by cardiovascular Disease and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to prevent one million heart attacks. The initiative focuses on partner actions on priorities selected for their impact of heart disease, stroke and other related conditions. The policy was developed to help patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases to develop effective strategies that can be used to prevent and treat patients with the diseases. Nurses use the policy and other nursing professionals guide to attend to patients with cardiovascular diseases.
Nurses also use the Heart Age tool to determine the heart condition of their patients. The heart age tool can be used to determine the condition of the heart of an individual by measuring their heart age. The heart age states the function of the heart in relation to the heartbeat per minute. A healthy heart beats 72 times per minute. Heartbeats that are different from the normal rate can be regarded as hypertension and leads to the development of cardiovascular diseases (Battineni et al., 2021). The heart age tool has been effective in determining the development of hypertension earlier and treating the disease early. There are several strategies and tools that have been developed to prevent the risk of cardiovascular diseases (Battineni et al., 2021). It is first important to detect the development of hypertension among patients and manage the disease through a treatment mechanism that is effective.
High blood pressure or hypertension affects more than 1 in 4 adults and it is the leading cause of death in England and the United States. Health organizations have managed to develop a program that deals with high blood pressure services and initiatives including case studies and examples of emerging practices. The Cardiovascular Disease prevention opportunities tool provides a snapshot of the cost of saving and outcomes if primary care is optimized among patients (Collins et al., 2019). The tool works to review the cost of treating cardiovascular diseases from their primary stages. The tool can also calculate the amount needed to be saved by integrating other alternative effective strategies. Nurses are able to use the following tool in the diagnosis of a patient whose cardiovascular infection is discovered in their primary development stage (Battineni et al., 2021). The tool enables patients and hospital organizations to save on the cost of treating cardiovascular diseases. The tool, therefore, enables the nurses and patients to understand the value of treating hypertension at their primary stage.
The Healthier lives tool which is a high blood pressure interactive variation atlas on the other hand presents performs data on how blood pressure risk factors affect prevalence, detection and care. Nurses are able to use the following technique to test the severity of an individuals’ illness. The technique is effective in determining the blood pressure of patients and also determining their health (Przybylska and Tokarczyk, 2022). Nurses are able to apply the technique in determining the prevalence of the infection among people from a given society or family background. The tool is available at the local authority hence keeping the records of all public data. The National cardiovascular disease profile also allows individuals to download cardiovascular disease health profile and their strategic clinical network. Nurses are able to use the data from the profile to determine the health status of individuals. The health records of patients with cardiovascular diseases help them in the management of the patients (Battineni et al., 2021). The UK government is, therefore, able to plan effectively in diagnosing patients with the diseases. The national profile also enables the nurses to trace background information of the patients and help them in the treatment of their condition.
The JBS3 CVD risk calculator and the Q-Risk calculator are tools that can be used to help health professionals to communicate a patient’s risk of contracting cardiovascular diseases and also generate interventions that can help in reducing the risk of heart diseases. The tools are effective and used by most nurses in the UK to test the patient’s heart condition (Magnani et al., 2018). The tools are also able to generate diagnosis mechanisms and the remedy for the treatment of their condition. The tools are able to calculate the success rate of minimizing the condition among patients. Through the use of the tools, health organizations are able to reduce the prevalence of diseases among patients. The nurses can then develop effective diagnosis methods through the use of the tools.
The Nurses Role in Addressing Health Issues
Once a patient is admitted to the hospital, the nurses have to review their age and the likelihood of contracting cardiovascular diseases. An individual’s risk of heart disease increases as they get older. Men above the age of 45 years and women of 55 years and above have a greater chance of acquiring heart diseases (Krishnaswami et al., 2019). The more an individual gets older the more their immunity deteriorates hence affecting their health. The nurses also have to review the sex of the patients and determine their likelihood of contracting heart diseases. Sex has also been identified as a risk factor for contracting cardiovascular diseases. Heart disease affects women and men in different ways. The high estrogen level of hormone in women protects them from contracting heart diseases as compared to men. Diabetic women on the other hand have high chances of developing cardiovascular diseases.
The race or ethnicity of an individual also determines their chances of contracting cardiovascular diseases. Nurses have to determine the race of their patients and test them to determine if they have cardiovascular diseases (Battineni et al., 2021). African-Americans have been identified to be at risk of contracting cardiovascular diseases as compared to whites. Hispanic-Americans and Asians on the other hand a few chances of developing the disease. The family history of an individual also determines their chances of contracting heart diseases (Leopold et al., 2020). A person who has a close family who had heart disease at an early stage is at a greater risk of developing heart disease. Heart diseases have been discovered to be transferred through inheritance from parent of DNA of the family. It is therefore important for people to understand their family history.
The status of health and physical activity of an individual can also help predict an individual’s likelihood of contracting heart diseases. The nurses usually advice people with cardiovascular diseases to engage in exercises to improve the circulation of blood in their bodies. The nurses also provide them with their result tests and inform them of the diet to take to reduce the likelihood of contracting cardiovascular diseases. People who suffer from diabetes for example have a high chance of developing heart diseases (Leopold et al., 2020). People who suffer from various severe diseases are also at risk of contracting cardiovascular infections. Obesity always causes blood to clog in the heart hence contributing to the development of heart disease (Battineni et al., 2021). The status of physical activity of an individual also determines their health. People who are not physically active have a low rate of circulation of blood in their body hence having a high risk of contracting cardiovascular diseases. People who are physically active on the other hand have low chances of contracting heart diseases.
Conclusion
Research studies show that heart disease is the leading cause of death in England and the United States. Health organizations in the countries have developed strategies to manage the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases. Various effective policies and tools have been developed to manage heart diseases. Nurses are able to use the policies and tools to treat the patients. The role of a nurse is to test the patients and advice them on the diet and lifestyle they need to develop to reduce the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases. It is therefore important for the public to understand their status of the heart.
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