Key result
Highly specialized nurse-driven interventions, including home visits and pre-discharge planning, improve the prognosis of patients with heart failure by reducing all-cause mortality and readmissions.
Investing in highly specialized nurses within multidisciplinary heart failure teams is essential for comprehensive care and improved patient outcomes.
Nurses play a multifaceted and pivotal role in managing patients with heart failure (HF), their contributions encompass assessment, education, symptom management, and psycho-social support. Teamwork with cardiologists and other healthcare professionals, combined with the integration of e-Health and telemedicine technologies, ensures a comprehensive and coordinated approach to HF management. Every team that treats and monitors patients with HF should invest in training highly specialized nurses since their contribution significantly improve outcomes and patient well-being. The present editorial summarizes the contribution of the nurse's role within the multidisciplinary team of care and management of heart failure patients.
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Lazzeroni et al. (2023) conducted an editorial in Heart failure. Nurse-driven interventions vs. Usual care was evaluated. Highly specialized nurse-driven interventions, including home visits and pre-discharge planning, improve the prognosis of patients with heart failure by reducing all-cause mortality and readmissions.
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