Sterne, P. P., Grossman, S., Migliardi, J. S., & Swallow, A. D. (2014). Nurses’ knowledge of heart failure: implications for decreasing 30-day re-admission rates. MEDSURG Nursing, 23(5), 321-329.
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to discuss a study focused on assessing the nurses’ knowledge of heart failure, conducting a 30-minute course on heart failure and comparing 30-day re-admission rates before and after course.
Summary: Heart failure is a chronic and progressive disease where the heart becomes enlarged to better maintain normalcy. This disease affects 5.1 million and is the most common cause of re-admission to hospitals. A quantitative study was conducted to find out if increasing the nurses’ knowledge about