A Quasi-experimental Study Examining a Nurse-led Education Program to Improve Knowledge, Self-Care, and Reduce Readmission for Individuals with Heart Failure.

CONCLUSION: Findings suggest the importance of developing a patient education programs that are focused on improving knowledge and self-care behaviors for heart failure patients. Nurses are uniquely qualified to implement such programs that can improve health outcomes and need to accommodate evidence-based recommendations to global practice settings. Impact Statement: Nurse-led heart failure education can improve knowledge, self-care, and reduce readmissions for individuals with heart failure. PMID: 30632457 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Contemporary Nurse - Category: Nursing Tags: Contemp Nurse Source Type: research