George, Geni Evaluating the effectiveness of a Heart Failure Management Education Program. 2021. Radford University, Dissertation. Radford University Scholars' Repository.
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Abstract
Heart Failure is associated with multiple hospitalizations causing significant healthcare burden and poor quality of life. Recurrent hospitalization of heart failure (HF) patients indicates the complex management of HF patients, including coordinated care, resources, and knowledge of self-management at home after hospital discharge. Integrated approaches, including medication reconciliation, patient education, and follow-up post-discharge calls, are essential interventions to improve HF patients’ ability to manage symptoms, to reduce hospital readmission rates, and to enhance the quality of life (QOL). As the key educators for patients, nurses are at the forefront to educate patients while they are hospitalized. Hence, nurses should possess optimum knowledge of HF management to prepare patients to manage their symptoms safely and adequately at home. The purpose of this project was to evaluate if an HF education program, targeted towards nurses working on acute inpatient units, will improve their knowledge of HF for enhanced patient education in a local acute care hospital. A single group pretest-posttest study was conducted, and 28 acute care nurses participated. The Nurses' Knowledge of Heart Failure Education Principles Survey (Albert et al., 2002) was given to subjects before and after a heart failure educational session. Significant improvement was found between the mean pre-test (78%) and post-test (89%) scores (p <.001). There was no statistically significant association between HF knowledge scores and level of education, nursing experience, hospital unit, or certification. The study concludes that attending an HF educational program improved knowledge on HF self-care principles in nurses. Keywords: Heart failure, readmission, quasi-experimental, quality of life, 30-day readmission
| Item Type: | Dissertation |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RT Nursing |
| Divisions: | Radford University > School of Nursing |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Aug 2022 14:40 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2023 17:03 |
| URI: | http://wagner.radford.edu/id/eprint/752 |
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