Key result
Nurses report moderate comfort educating heart failure patients, scoring lowest on medications and diet.
Why the study?
The study aimed to assess education frequency and nurses comfort when educating hospitalized patients across different units to prepare them for self-care.
What are the frequency of education and the level of comfort Polish nurses experience when preparing hospitalized heart failure patients for self-care?
Cross-Sectional (n=304)
Yes
What are the frequency of education and the level of comfort Polish nurses experience when preparing hospitalized heart failure patients for self-care?
Polish nurses feel moderately comfortable but lack sufficient preparation to deliver comprehensive heart failure pre-discharge education, highlighting a need for standardized postgraduate training.
Moderate nurse comfort and education frequency in HF self-care may signal preparation gaps; cross-sectional data leaves open effects of standardized training.
Aim To assess education frequency and nurses' comfort when educating patients hospitalized in different hospital units to prepare them for self‐care. Design A cross‐sectional survey. The study included nurses working in units where HF patients were hospitalized. Results The average score for comfort of education was 5.43 (between “slightly comfortable” and “very comfortable”). The most comfortable topics were “Daily weight monitoring” (5.81 ± 1.25), “Signs/symptoms of worsening condition” (5.77 ± 1.19) and “Fluid restriction” (5.76 ± 1.23). The respondents felt least comfortable when teaching about “Medications” (5.06 ± 1.35) and “Low‐sodium diet” (5.31 ± 1.42). The mean score obtained for education frequency was 5.21 ( SD 2.51). The nurses most frequently educated their patients on such topics as “Daily weight monitoring” (5.82), “Signs/symptoms of worsening condition” (5.9) and “Fluid restriction” (5.92). Conclusions Polish nurses are not ready to perform comprehensive HF care tasks without preparation.
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Krówczyńska et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Heart Failure Care and Education (n=304). Nursing education of heart failure patients was evaluated on Comfort of education (score on a 7-point Likert scale). Nurses preparing heart failure patients for self-care reported an average comfort level of 5.43 out of 7 and an education frequency of 5.21 out of 10, feeling least comfortable discussing medications and low-sodium diets.
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