{"id":180794,"date":"2026-08-17T07:46:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pabau.com\/?p=180794"},"modified":"2026-08-17T10:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T10:25:33","slug":"myocardial-infarction-nursing-care-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pabau.com\/nl\/templates\/myocardial-infarction-nursing-care-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Myocardial infarction nursing care plan: NANDA diagnoses and interventions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"MedicalWebPage\",\"headline\":\"Myocardial infarction nursing care plan: NANDA diagnoses and interventions\",\"description\":\"A free myocardial infarction nursing care plan template with current NANDA-I diagnoses, timed interventions, rationales, and measurable outcomes for acute MI patients. Covers STEMI and NSTEMI nursing priorities plus ICD-10-CM coding windows.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/templates\/myocardial-infarction-nursing-care-plan\/\",\"audience\":{\"@type\":\"MedicalAudience\",\"audienceType\":\"Clinician\"},\"reviewedBy\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Dr Vanja Kitanova\",\"jobTitle\":\"Medical Reviewer\",\"affiliation\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Pabau\"},\"knowsAbout\":[\"Nursing Care Planning\",\"Cardiac Nursing\",\"Clinical Documentation\",\"NANDA Nursing Diagnoses\"],\"sameAs\":\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/blog\/author\/vanja\/\"},\"mainEntity\":{\"@type\":\"DigitalDocument\",\"name\":\"Myocardial Infarction Nursing Care Plan\",\"description\":\"A structured clinical documentation tool for systematic assessment, planning, and delivery of evidence-based care for patients experiencing acute myocardial infarction, from presentation through discharge 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width=\"42\">\n                                <h3>Key takeaways<\/h3>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"list\">\n                                                            <div class=\"item\">\n                            <div>\n                                <svg width=\"20\" height=\"27\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 27\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                    <path\n                                        d=\"M18.6223 14.3857C19.1246 13.8975 19.1246 13.1045 18.6223 12.6162L12.1938 6.36621C11.6915 5.87793 10.8759 5.87793 10.3737 6.36621C9.87143 6.85449 9.87143 7.64746 10.3737 8.13574L14.6125 12.2529H2.28571C1.57455 12.2529 1 12.8115 1 13.5029C1 14.1943 1.57455 14.7529 2.28571 14.7529H14.6085L10.3777 18.8701C9.87545 19.3584 9.87545 20.1514 10.3777 20.6396C10.8799 21.1279 11.6955 21.1279 12.1978 20.6396L18.6263 14.3896L18.6223 14.3857Z\"\n                                        fill=\"#3D3D46\" \/>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <p>A myocardial infarction nursing care plan turns a chest pain emergency into an ordered sequence of assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"item\">\n                            <div>\n                                <svg width=\"20\" height=\"27\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 27\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                    <path\n                                        d=\"M18.6223 14.3857C19.1246 13.8975 19.1246 13.1045 18.6223 12.6162L12.1938 6.36621C11.6915 5.87793 10.8759 5.87793 10.3737 6.36621C9.87143 6.85449 9.87143 7.64746 10.3737 8.13574L14.6125 12.2529H2.28571C1.57455 12.2529 1 12.8115 1 13.5029C1 14.1943 1.57455 14.7529 2.28571 14.7529H14.6085L10.3777 18.8701C9.87545 19.3584 9.87545 20.1514 10.3777 20.6396C10.8799 21.1279 11.6955 21.1279 12.1978 20.6396L18.6263 14.3896L18.6223 14.3857Z\"\n                                        fill=\"#3D3D46\" \/>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <p>Current NANDA-I labels for acute MI are decreased cardiac output, acute pain, decreased activity tolerance, excessive anxiety, and risk for excessive fluid volume.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"item\">\n                            <div>\n                                <svg width=\"20\" height=\"27\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 27\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                    <path\n                                        d=\"M18.6223 14.3857C19.1246 13.8975 19.1246 13.1045 18.6223 12.6162L12.1938 6.36621C11.6915 5.87793 10.8759 5.87793 10.3737 6.36621C9.87143 6.85449 9.87143 7.64746 10.3737 8.13574L14.6125 12.2529H2.28571C1.57455 12.2529 1 12.8115 1 13.5029C1 14.1943 1.57455 14.7529 2.28571 14.7529H14.6085L10.3777 18.8701C9.87545 19.3584 9.87545 20.1514 10.3777 20.6396C10.8799 21.1279 11.6955 21.1279 12.1978 20.6396L18.6263 14.3896L18.6223 14.3857Z\"\n                                        fill=\"#3D3D46\" \/>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <p>STEMI needs reperfusion fast, with door-to-balloon under 90 minutes for PCI and door-to-needle under 30 minutes for thrombolytics.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"item\">\n                            <div>\n                                <svg width=\"20\" height=\"27\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 27\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                    <path\n                                        d=\"M18.6223 14.3857C19.1246 13.8975 19.1246 13.1045 18.6223 12.6162L12.1938 6.36621C11.6915 5.87793 10.8759 5.87793 10.3737 6.36621C9.87143 6.85449 9.87143 7.64746 10.3737 8.13574L14.6125 12.2529H2.28571C1.57455 12.2529 1 12.8115 1 13.5029C1 14.1943 1.57455 14.7529 2.28571 14.7529H14.6085L10.3777 18.8701C9.87545 19.3584 9.87545 20.1514 10.3777 20.6396C10.8799 21.1279 11.6955 21.1279 12.1978 20.6396L18.6263 14.3896L18.6223 14.3857Z\"\n                                        fill=\"#3D3D46\" \/>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <p>An MI stays in the I21 code family for four weeks, then the chart moves to I25.2 for old myocardial infarction.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"item\">\n                            <div>\n                                <svg width=\"20\" height=\"27\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 27\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                    <path\n                                        d=\"M18.6223 14.3857C19.1246 13.8975 19.1246 13.1045 18.6223 12.6162L12.1938 6.36621C11.6915 5.87793 10.8759 5.87793 10.3737 6.36621C9.87143 6.85449 9.87143 7.64746 10.3737 8.13574L14.6125 12.2529H2.28571C1.57455 12.2529 1 12.8115 1 13.5029C1 14.1943 1.57455 14.7529 2.28571 14.7529H14.6085L10.3777 18.8701C9.87545 19.3584 9.87545 20.1514 10.3777 20.6396C10.8799 21.1279 11.6955 21.1279 12.1978 20.6396L18.6263 14.3896L18.6223 14.3857Z\"\n                                        fill=\"#3D3D46\" \/>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <p>Practice management software like Pabau stores the plan with the client record, so every shift works from the same version.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #E2F2FD 0%, #DFE3FD 100%); border-radius: 16px; padding: 40px; margin: 32px 0;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0; font-size: 22px; color: #121d36;\">Download your free myocardial infarction nursing care plan<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 20px 0; color: #444; font-size: 15px;\">The file gives you an assessment page, five NANDA diagnoses with related factors and defining characteristics, and columns for outcomes, interventions, and rationales. A discharge teaching checklist closes it out, so nothing gets missed on the day the patient goes home.<\/p>\n<a style=\"display: inline-block; background: #037CD2; color: #fff; padding: 14px 28px; border-radius: 8px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; font-size: 15px;\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.pabau.com\/cdn\/attachments\/pulse\/content-engine\/templates\/myocardial-infarction-nursing-care-plan\/myocardial-infarction-nursing-care-plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download template<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A myocardial infarction nursing care plan, or MI care plan, pairs NANDA-I diagnoses with measurable outcomes, timed interventions, and the reason behind each one. Written well, it tells the next shift where the patient is and what comes next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s how to build the plan while the patient is still in front of you, and let the diagnoses follow your assessment findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-goes-into-a-myocardial-infarction-nursing-care-plan\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What goes into a myocardial infarction nursing care plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan is a structured document that carries a patient from presentation to discharge. It moves in a fixed order, from assessment to diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NANDA-I diagnoses do the heavy lifting, because they are standardized labels. Any nurse picking up the chart reads the same thing you wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Six parts make up each diagnosis in the plan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Related factors<\/strong>, meaning why this diagnosis fits this patient.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Defining characteristics<\/strong>, the signs and symptoms you can point to on the chart.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Desired outcomes<\/strong>, written so that someone else could measure them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nursing interventions<\/strong>, the specific actions you will take and how often.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rationales<\/strong>, the evidence or physiology behind each action.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Evaluation criteria<\/strong>, how you will know whether the plan worked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">American Heart Association<\/a> ties muscle survival to two clocks. PCI aims for door-to-balloon within 90 minutes, and thrombolytics aim for door-to-needle within 30 minutes. A written plan puts those clocks on the page, where the whole team can see them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-stemi-and-nstemi-need-different-nursing-priorities\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">STEMI and NSTEMI need different nursing priorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MI splits into two subtypes on the strength of the ECG and the troponin trend. That split changes almost everything about the first hour of nursing care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;margin:1.5em 0 2em;box-shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.08)\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">Feature<\/th>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">STEMI (ST-elevation MI)<\/th>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">NSTEMI (non-ST-elevation MI)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">ECG findings<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Persistent ST elevation of at least 1 mm in two contiguous leads<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">ST depression, T-wave inversion, or a normal ECG, with no ST elevation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Coronary occlusion<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Complete occlusion of an epicardial artery<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Partial occlusion, or plaque rupture without full blockage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Reperfusion clock<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Emergent. PCI door-to-balloon within 90 minutes, or thrombolytics door-to-needle within 30 minutes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Urgent, with more room to plan. Conservative management, or angiography timed by risk score<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Nursing priority<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Get the patient cath-lab ready, and support hemodynamics on the way<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Serial troponin, anticoagulation, and risk stratification<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In STEMI, the plan front-loads speed. IV access, continuous monitoring, aspirin, and the cath lab call all happen at once. NSTEMI gives you a little more room, so the plan leans on anticoagulation, serial biomarkers, and stopping ischemia from spreading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Either way, troponin is the anchor. A value above the 99th percentile signals myocardial injury, and a rise or fall alongside ischemic signs makes it an infarction. This <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/templates\/heart-attack-troponin-levels-chart\/\">troponin levels chart<\/a> shows how quickly that rise appears, which decides when you draw again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-to-assess-in-the-first-10-minutes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to assess in the first 10 minutes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assessment runs on two tracks at once. You gather the patient&#8217;s story while the monitor, the ECG, and the first blood draw gather the numbers. Both tracks feed the same plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;margin:1.5em 0 2em;box-shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.08)\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">Assessment area<\/th>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">What you are looking for<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Subjective<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Substernal chest pain lasting 15 minutes or more, described as pressure or heaviness, with radiation to arm, jaw, or back. Also dyspnea, nausea, sweating, and fear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Vital signs<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Heart rate above 100, blood pressure high or low, respiratory rate above 20, oxygen saturation below 90%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Physical exam<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Pale, cool, sweaty skin. Crackles on auscultation if heart failure has started. A new murmur suggests papillary muscle rupture. Any new arrhythmia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">Diagnostic tests<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">12-lead ECG within 10 minutes of arrival. Serial high-sensitivity troponin, which peaks around 18 to 24 hours and can stay raised for up to 14 days. Plus CBC, BMP, coagulation studies, and chest X-ray<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/blog\/safer-clinical-notes\/\">structured note formats<\/a> so that two nurses record the same event the same way. Note pain character, pallor, sweating, palpitations, and breathlessness, in the patient&#8217;s own words where you can. Those descriptors are what your diagnoses hang on later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some patients cannot say where the pressure sits, especially when they are frightened. A <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/templates\/chest-pain-location-charts-template\/\">chest pain location chart<\/a> gives them something to point at, and it gives you a record you can compare against later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-five-nanda-diagnoses-that-drive-the-plan\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Five NANDA diagnoses that drive the plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the findings are on the page, the diagnoses almost pick themselves. These five cover the pathophysiology of coronary occlusion and the body&#8217;s response to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Decreased Cardiac Output<\/strong>, related to damaged muscle and weaker contraction. This is the diagnosis that drives hemodynamic monitoring, and knowing the <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/blog\/cardiac-output-formula\/\">cardiac output formula<\/a> helps you read the numbers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Acute Pain<\/strong>, related to myocardial ischemia. Interventions cover analgesia, nitrates, and positioning that lowers cardiac workload.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Decreased Activity Tolerance<\/strong>, related to a mismatch between oxygen supply and demand. It guides how far the patient walks, and how soon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Excessive Anxiety<\/strong>, related to a threat to health and to being in hospital. Interventions here are explanation, presence, and honest answers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Risk for Excessive Fluid Volume<\/strong>, related to reduced output and the fluid retention that follows. It sets up intake and output charting plus diuretic response checks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those labels come from the NANDA-I 2024-2026 edition, and the wording matters more than nurses expect. Older MI templates still carry Activity Intolerance, Anxiety, and Ineffective Tissue Perfusion: Coronary. NANDA-I retired all three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The perfusion label is the one that catches people out. Current taxonomy keeps perfusion diagnoses for cerebral and peripheral tissue only, with no cardiac-specific version. Coronary perfusion concerns belong under Decreased Cardiac Output instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most plans carry four to six diagnoses at a time. Comorbidities and the phase of recovery decide which ones earn a place, so a stable day-three patient looks nothing like a day-one admission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-interventions-and-the-reason-behind-each-one\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interventions, and the reason behind each one<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interventions are the action arm of the plan. The highest-priority ones protect hemodynamic stability, relieve pain, and head off complications before they need a rapid response call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Continuous cardiac monitoring:<\/strong> Picks up arrhythmias and falling blood pressure while there is still time to act. Set the escalation trigger before you need it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Oxygen only below 90% saturation:<\/strong> Guidelines have converged on treating hypoxia rather than everyone. Routine oxygen in a normoxic patient adds oxidative stress without benefit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IV access and medication administration:<\/strong> Opens the route for dual antiplatelet therapy, anticoagulation, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, and statins.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pain management with opioids and nitrates:<\/strong> Relief cuts the sympathetic surge, which lowers heart rate and myocardial oxygen demand. Nitrates also reduce preload.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reperfusion support:<\/strong> For STEMI, move the patient toward the cath lab. If thrombolytics are used instead, aim for door-to-needle under 30 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Serial troponin and repeat ECG:<\/strong> Confirms the diagnosis, sizes the risk, and guides how hard to push antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Write the rationale next to every intervention, even when it feels obvious. That one habit turns a checklist into clinical reasoning, and it holds up when someone reviews the chart six months later. The same logic underpins <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/blog\/soap-notes-for-social-work-a-complete-guide-to-writing-effective-clinical-notes\/\">SOAP note structure<\/a>, where the plan has to follow visibly from the assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-acute-mi-codes-only-cover-the-first-four-weeks\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Acute MI codes only cover the first four weeks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nursing notes feed the codes, and the codes feed billing and quality reporting. You will not assign them yourself, but knowing what each one claims keeps your charting honest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;margin:1.5em 0 2em;box-shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.08)\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">Code<\/th>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">Description<\/th>\n<th style=\"background:#121D36;color:#fff;padding:14px 16px;text-align:left;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0.3px;border-bottom:2px solid #2BADD4\">Clinical context<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">I21.01<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">STEMI involving left main coronary artery<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Threatens both the anterior and lateral wall territory at once, so mortality is the highest of the group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">I21.02<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">STEMI involving left anterior descending artery<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">The most common STEMI, affecting the anterior wall and septum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">I21.11<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">STEMI involving right coronary artery<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Inferior wall MI, with a risk of right ventricular infarction and bradycardia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">I21.21<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">STEMI involving left circumflex artery<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Lateral wall involvement, and sometimes the inferior wall as well<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">I21.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">STEMI of unspecified site<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Used when the culprit artery is not documented<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0;background:#F9FAFB\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">I21.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Raised troponin without ST elevation. There are no further subdivisions under this code<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #E8ECF0\">\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;color:#121D36\">I25.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">Old myocardial infarction<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:12px 16px;color:#374151\">A healed MI with no current symptoms, used once the acute window closes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Documentation has to line up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CMS<\/a> ICD-10-CM guidelines, and the acute window is shorter than most nurses assume. An MI counts as acute for four weeks, or 28 days, from onset. After that the chart moves to <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/diagnostic-codes\/icd-10-code-i252\/\">I25.2<\/a>, and anything still going on gets a code of its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That date matters on the ward too. A readmission on day 30 for chest pain is not automatically a new acute MI. The workup decides that, and your timeline in the notes settles the dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drugs you give carry their own codes as well. Intravenous propranolol bills under <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/procedure-codes\/hcpcs-code-j1800\/\">J1800<\/a>, so the administration time you write down becomes the time that gets billed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-discharge-teaching-starts-on-day-one\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discharge teaching starts on day one<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last phase of the plan is the one patients remember. Waiting until the discharge paperwork appears leaves you teaching a frightened person in a corridor, which rarely sticks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Medications:<\/strong> Aspirin for life, a P2Y12 inhibitor for around 12 months, plus a beta-blocker, an ACE inhibitor, and a statin. Give a written list and explain what each one does.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Activity:<\/strong> No heavy lifting for four to six weeks. Walking builds up gradually, and return to work follows the rehab plan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Diet:<\/strong> A low-sodium, heart-healthy pattern such as DASH or Mediterranean. Name specific swaps rather than food groups to avoid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cardiac rehabilitation:<\/strong> Refer before discharge, not weeks later. Supervised programs, often run by <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/industry\/physical-therapy-emr\/\">physical therapy teams<\/a>, cut readmissions and improve survival.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Warning signs:<\/strong> Call 911 for chest pain that returns, new breathlessness, palpitations, severe fatigue, or fainting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Follow-up:<\/strong> Cardiology within two to four weeks, primary care within one to two weeks. Risk factor work often passes to a <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/industry\/metabolic-health-emr\/\">metabolic health practice<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Work through a <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/templates\/discharge-planning-checklist\/\">discharge planning checklist<\/a> so that nothing depends on memory at 6 PM on a Friday. Then record what the patient understood, not only what you said. Printed <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/blog\/patient-education\/\">patient education<\/a> gives them something to reread once the adrenaline wears off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some patients go home with skilled nursing visits. Those visits run on their own plan of care, billed under <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/procedure-codes\/hcpcs-code-g0162\/\">G0162<\/a>. Your hospital plan should hand over to it cleanly rather than stop at the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-to-fill-in-the-template-without-stalling\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to fill in the template without stalling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The download gives you the scaffold. Making it fit one patient is where the clinical work happens, and the order below keeps you moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fill in the assessment first.<\/strong> Vital signs, pain characteristics, cardiac risk factors, prior MI history, the 12-lead findings, and the first troponin result.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pick only the diagnoses that fit.<\/strong> A stable patient with a negative troponin may not need Decreased Activity Tolerance at all.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Write related factors that name this patient.<\/strong> Swap &#8220;related to myocardial ischemia&#8221; for &#8220;related to occlusion of the left anterior descending artery with anterior wall necrosis&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Make the outcomes measurable.<\/strong> Systolic pressure between 100 and 140 mmHg, pain controlled on oral analgesia, 150 feet walked without dyspnea by discharge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Map interventions to your own protocols.<\/strong> If your hospital runs a STEMI alert, the plan should name it. Add handover steps when home health picks the patient up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cite the evidence in your rationales.<\/strong> Point to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">American College of Cardiology<\/a> guidance or nursing literature rather than &#8220;standard practice&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is what step three looks like in practice. A 58-year-old arrives with an inferior STEMI and a heart rate of 46. Your related factor names the right coronary artery, the inferior wall, and the bradycardia. The plan then explains why atropine and pacing pads sit at the bedside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-before-you-finalize-run-this-check\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before you finalize, run this check<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Every outcome has a number or a time attached to it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Every intervention says who does it and how often.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each rationale points to a guideline or a piece of physiology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Related factors name this patient&#8217;s artery and wall, not MI in general.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The evaluation column is filled in, rather than left for the next shift.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diagnosis labels match the current NANDA-I edition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-mistakes-that-get-a-plan-sent-back\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mistakes that get a plan sent back<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two problems account for most rejected plans. The first is a generic related factor copied straight from a textbook, which tells a reviewer nothing about this admission. Right behind it sits an outcome with no measure, such as &#8220;patient will report improved comfort&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After those come retired diagnosis labels, plans that list every possible diagnosis instead of prioritizing, and evaluation columns left blank until audit season. All four are quick to fix while the patient is still on the ward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-pabau-keeps-every-shift-on-the-same-care-plan\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Pabau keeps every shift on the same care plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In most teams the care plan and the rest of the record live apart. The plan sits in a paper folder or a shared drive, while vitals, medications, and notes sit in the chart. Two nurses then work from two versions of the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Practice management software like Pabau closes that split. <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/features\/patient-intake-software\/\">Digital forms<\/a> hold the care plan as a structured template, so the assessment fields, diagnosis sections, and outcome columns are already waiting. Nobody rebuilds the layout at 3 AM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each completed plan then saves into the <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/features\/medical-records-management\/\">client record<\/a> beside the notes and medication history. The next shift opens one timestamped version instead of hunting for the latest copy. Audit prep gets easier too, because every intervention and rationale stays where it was written.<\/p>\n\n\n        <div id=\"book_a_demo\">\n            <div class=\"left-side\">\n                <div class=\"logo\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                        src=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Logo.svg\"\n                        alt=\"Logo\"\n                        loading=\"lazy\"\n                    \/>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <h3 class=\"heading\">\n                    Keep every care plan in the client record                <\/h3>\n\n                <p class=\"description\">\n                    Pabau&#8217;s digital forms hold your care plan template, and each completed plan saves to the client record with the notes. Every shift opens the same version.                <\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"button-group\">\n                    <a href=\"\/book-demo\/\" class=\"btn btn-scale-effect btn-cta-color btn-md\">\n                        <span class=\"btn-text\">Book a demo<\/span>\n                        <div class=\"btn-icon btn-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                            <svg\n                                width=\"14\"\n                                height=\"12\"\n                                viewBox=\"0 0 14 12\"\n                                fill=\"none\"\n                                xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n                            >\n                                <path\n                                    d=\"M0.75 4.77295C0.335786 4.77295 0 5.10874 0 5.52295C0 5.93716 0.335786 6.27295 0.75 6.27295V5.52295V4.77295ZM13.2803 6.05328C13.5732 5.76039 13.5732 5.28551 13.2803 4.99262L8.50736 0.219648C8.21447 -0.073245 7.73959 -0.073245 7.4467 0.219648C7.15381 0.512542 7.15381 0.987415 7.4467 1.28031L11.6893 5.52295L7.4467 9.76559C7.15381 10.0585 7.15381 10.5334 7.4467 10.8263C7.73959 11.1191 8.21447 11.1191 8.50736 10.8263L13.2803 6.05328ZM0.75 5.52295V6.27295L12.75 6.27295V5.52295V4.77295L0.75 4.77295V5.52295Z\"\n                                    fill=\"currentColor\"\n                                ><\/path>\n                            <\/svg>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"right-side\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Home-Page-Concept-4.webp\"\n                    alt=\"Pabau clinic management platform\"\n                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-conclusion\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The template handles the structure. Your judgment decides which diagnoses belong, which outcomes are realistic for this patient, and when the plan needs to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Getting the wording right once pays off on every shift after. Specific related factors, measurable outcomes, and current NANDA-I labels are what stop a plan from being rewritten from scratch tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So download the template, complete it at the bedside, and keep it with the record rather than beside it. <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/book-demo\/\">Book a demo<\/a> to see how Pabau keeps nursing care plans in the client record, where every shift can find them.<\/p>\n\n\n        <div id=\"expert_picks\">\n            <div class=\"header\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Expert-Picks.svg\" alt=\"Continue your research\" height=\"42\" width=\"42\">\n                                <h3>Continue your research<\/h3>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"content\">\n                                                            <div class=\"item\">\n                            <div>\n                                <svg width=\"20\" height=\"27\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 27\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                    <path\n                                        d=\"M18.6223 14.3857C19.1246 13.8975 19.1246 13.1045 18.6223 12.6162L12.1938 6.36621C11.6915 5.87793 10.8759 5.87793 10.3737 6.36621C9.87143 6.85449 9.87143 7.64746 10.3737 8.13574L14.6125 12.2529H2.28571C1.57455 12.2529 1 12.8115 1 13.5029C1 14.1943 1.57455 14.7529 2.28571 14.7529H14.6085L10.3777 18.8701C9.87545 19.3584 9.87545 20.1514 10.3777 20.6396C10.8799 21.1279 11.6955 21.1279 12.1978 20.6396L18.6263 14.3896L18.6223 14.3857Z\"\n                                        fill=\"#54B2D3\" \/>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <p><strong>Need to measure cardiac output at the bedside?<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/templates\/fick-cardiac-output\/\">Fick cardiac output<\/a> walks through the calculation behind the number your monitor reports.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"item\">\n                            <div>\n                                <svg width=\"20\" height=\"27\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 27\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                    <path\n                                        d=\"M18.6223 14.3857C19.1246 13.8975 19.1246 13.1045 18.6223 12.6162L12.1938 6.36621C11.6915 5.87793 10.8759 5.87793 10.3737 6.36621C9.87143 6.85449 9.87143 7.64746 10.3737 8.13574L14.6125 12.2529H2.28571C1.57455 12.2529 1 12.8115 1 13.5029C1 14.1943 1.57455 14.7529 2.28571 14.7529H14.6085L10.3777 18.8701C9.87545 19.3584 9.87545 20.1514 10.3777 20.6396C10.8799 21.1279 11.6955 21.1279 12.1978 20.6396L18.6263 14.3896L18.6223 14.3857Z\"\n                                        fill=\"#54B2D3\" \/>\n                                <\/svg>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <p><strong>Assessing cardiac risk before surgery?<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/pabau.com\/blog\/rcri-revised-cardiac-risk-index-calculator-guide\/\">revised cardiac risk index<\/a> shows how six clinical factors predict perioperative cardiac events.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"item\">\n                            <div>\n                                <svg width=\"20\" height=\"27\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 27\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                                    <path\n                                        d=\"M18.6223 14.3857C19.1246 13.8975 19.1246 13.1045 18.6223 12.6162L12.1938 6.36621C11.6915 5.87793 10.8759 5.87793 10.3737 6.36621C9.87143 6.85449 9.87143 7.64746 10.3737 8.13574L14.6125 12.2529H2.28571C1.57455 12.2529 1 12.8115 1 13.5029C1 14.1943 1.57455 14.7529 2.28571 14.7529H14.6085L10.3777 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covers the 15-15 rule and the diagnoses that follow it.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-frequently-asked-questions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1786721573999\"><h3 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is MONA still the standard for treating a heart attack?<\/h3> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">No, MONA is outdated. Oxygen is for saturation under 90% only, and morphine now carries a weaker recommendation because it slows absorption of oral antiplatelet drugs. Aspirin and nitroglycerin still stand.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1786721574000\"><h3 class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is a silent heart attack?<\/h3> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">An MI with little or no chest pain. Watch instead for sudden breathlessness, unexplained fatigue, nausea, or new confusion, especially in older adults, women, and people with diabetes. The ECG and troponin still tell the story.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1786721574001\"><h3 class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is the difference between a type 1 and type 2 MI?<\/h3> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Type 1 follows plaque rupture and clot formation in a coronary artery. Type 2 comes from a supply and demand mismatch, such as severe anemia, sepsis, or sustained tachycardia. Care for type 2 targets the trigger first.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1786721574002\"><h3 class=\"schema-faq-question\">How long does a patient stay in hospital after an MI?<\/h3> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Two to three days is typical after an uncomplicated STEMI treated with PCI. Heart failure, arrhythmia, or a late presentation pushes the stay longer.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1786721574003\"><h3 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Can nursing students use this template for clinical placements?<\/h3> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes. Check your instructor&#8217;s required columns first, because programs differ on whether rationales and references belong inside the plan or on a separate sheet.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download your free myocardial infarction nursing care plan The file gives you an assessment page, five NANDA diagnoses with related factors and defining characteristics, and columns for outcomes, interventions, and rationales. A discharge teaching checklist closes it out, so nothing gets missed on the day the patient goes home. 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