Patient was educated on measures to prevent exacerbation of arrhythmia as follows: Maintain an ideal body weight for height. Maintain compliance with any physical exercise suggested to cut down the weight. Limit intake of caffeinated drinks, such as, coffee. Limit coffee to no more than one cup a day. Limit intake of alcohol to no more 2 drinks in a week. This might need to be completely avoided based on the severity of the arrhythmia. [...]

Patient was educated that risk factors for cardiac arrhythmias include any conditions that can lead to excessive and/or abnormal stimulation of heart. These conditions are as follows: Previous open heart surgery Previous surgery on the heart can lead to development of scar tissue, which resists normal conduction of cardiac impulse. This results in abnormal route of conduction of cardiac impulse, resulting in arrhythmias. Stress and Anxiety In conditions of stress and anxiety, excess adrenaline is [...]

Patient was educated that risk factors for cardiac arrhythmias include any conditions that can lead to excessive and/or abnormal stimulation of heart. These conditions are as follows: Smoking Nicotine stimulates the heart leading to increased heartrate. Elevated blood pressure and heart disease Patients with uncontrolled elevated blood pressure and previous episodes of myocardial infarction can present with damaged heart muscle. This damaged heart muscle resists normal conduction of cardiac impulse, resulting in arrhythmias. Also, scar [...]

Nurse teaching to educate the patient and caregiver on arrhythmia. Arrhythmia refers to any change from the normal sequence of cardiac impulses. In an arrhythmic heart, these impulses may happen too quick or too slowly or sometimes even very random, resulting in a disorderly pattern of heartbeat. This disorderly heartbeat can impair the pumping action of the heart. Impairment of the pumping action of the heart will impair blood supply to the vital organs of [...]