Practice Resources

This page is designed to give health care professionals access to the most recent, reliable, evidence based heart failure practice guidelines and resources. These resources are one avenue to ensuring health care professionals have the resources and knowledge to care for heart failure population they are currently serving.

These resources are in development:

Practice Guidelines

Beta Blocker Medication Titration Guideline
Diuretic Medication Titration Guideline
ACE inhibitor Medication Titration Guideline
Nursing Heart Function Clinic Competency Assessment Planning & Evaluation (CAPE) Tool

Practice Resources

Provincial Heart Function Clinic Patient Assessment Form

This form is to be used by all health care professionals who are practicing in a heart function clinic  and performing an assessment on a heart function clinic patient. The intent of this form is to ensure there is standardized heart failure information collected and standardized assessments being performed on each heart function clinic patient. This ensures quality care and quality outcomes for the patient. Patient Assessment Form

Provincial Heart Function Clinic Visit Snap Shot Form

This form  is to be used by all health care professionals who feel the patient needs a written reminder of what changes have been made to their care plan (eg. medication, diet) and what new diagnostic tests and/or appointments have been booked. Provincial Heart Function Clinic Visit Snap Shot Form

Heart Failure Zones

This form  is to be used by all health care professionals who are educating their patients on how to co-manage their heart failure care. Each zone instructs the patient to assess aspects of their condition and implement the appropriate supports and/or intervention to co-manage their care. As well, each health care professional should instruct their patients on how to use the form and when and how to access the most appropriate support within their specific health care setting.

Heart Failure Zones

Sodium Restriction

This form is to be used by all health care professionals who are educating their patients on the key elements regarding sodium restriction. The intent is to ensure the patients acquire the basic knowledge to co-manage their heart failure condition and understand why it is important to restrict sodium in their diet.

Sodium Restriction Form

Fluid Restriction

This form is to be used by all health care professionals who are educating their patients on the key elements regarding fluid restriction. The intent is to ensure the patients acquire the basic knowledge to understand why it is important to restrict their fluid and what is the recommended fluid restriction to prevent their heart failure from getting worse.

Fluid Restriction Form

Activity

Activity Form

Daily Weights

This form is to be used by all health care professionals who are educating their patients on the why, when and how of monitoring their weight every day. The intent is to ensure the patients acquire the basic knowledge to co-manage their heart failure condition and understand why it is important to weigh themselves daily and who to contact if they have concerns.

Daily Weights Form

Heart Failure 101

Heart Failure 101 Form

 

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