Molly’s blood tests are back and the GP discusses the results with the practice nurse. The GP tells the practice nurse he is making a referral to the specialist Heart Failure (HF) nurse service.
Molly MacKenzie: Test Results
- Sodium 137 potassium 4.2 urea 8.2 creat 104
- Hb 94 WCC 8.2 plate 234
- bili 15 ALP 82 ALT 24 Albumin 43
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HF nurse specialists manage the continuing care of heart failure patients mainly in the community setting. Their roles are primarily to educate the patient and carer into the self management aspects of their condition and to ensure that evidence based medication is prescribed but an important aspect of their role is in the early detection of deterioration and take pre-emptive action to prevent adverse events/hospital admissions.
Page last reviewed: 28 Jul 2020
