Decreased cardiac output care plan-- help!

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Hi everyone! Working on my care plan for clinicals this past week and have settled on decreased cardiac output r/t altered heart rate & rhythm. Pt was tachycardic (SVT) but cardioverted back into regular rhythm. We have to use SMART goals and interventions. My goal is the pt will demonstrate adequate cardiac output as evidenced by normal heart rate (60-100 bpm) q2h by1200 on 2/26/16. So far I've got interventions that relate specifically to the goal of heart rate only: monitor hr and rhythm q2h, palpate peripheral pulses q2h, and teach patient about signs to report immediately such as fast heart rate, dizziness, confusion, weakness, or fatigue. I'm having a really hard time coming up with 2 more and our instructors seemed stumped too ( everyone was doing deceased c.o. this week 😕) Any ideas here?? They won't allow us to do any "medical" interventions, i.e. administer meds or o2. TIA.

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