Why the study?
Heart failure management is complex, and nurses play a significant role in enhancing patient self-care, prompting an evaluation of literature regarding nurses' knowledge of educational principles in heart failure.
Design
Literature review
Key result
Nurses' knowledge scores on heart failure self-management education principles ranged from 60.4% to 79.85% across 9 studies, highlighting inconsistencies and specific areas of weakness.
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Variable HF self-management knowledge among nurses calls for targeted training; leaves open effects on patient outcomes.
Nurses demonstrate inconsistent and often suboptimal knowledge of heart failure self-management principles, highlighting a critical need for targeted educational programs to improve patient care.
Sa’aleek et al. (2021) conducted a review in Heart failure (Nurses' knowledge of self-management education) (n=1,181). Heart failure self-management education knowledge was evaluated on Knowledge score on the nurses knowledge of heart failure education principles tool. Nurses' knowledge scores on heart failure self-management education principles ranged from 60.4% to 79.85% across 9 studies, highlighting inconsistencies and specific areas of weakness.