A new system involving heart failure nurses at a Norfolk hospital has seen device alert response times plummet from weeks to ...

Nurses who have additional experience and training in the management of heart failure may come from a variety of backgrounds and educational levels. They include registered nurses (RNs), clinical ...

Thelma Agnew reports on a Nursing Times roundtable event discussing current issues in specialist heart failure nursing The constraints placed on specialist nurses by low awareness of their ...

Heart failure patients are more likely to comply with important non-medication interventions, such as fluid and salt restrictions and regular weighing, when they have intensive support from a ...

Health care has been among the most resilient sectors of the U.S. economy in recent years. During a period when other fields shed tens, even hundreds of thousands of jobs ...

At John Muir Health, specially trained heart failure nurses maintain close contact with patients after their discharge from the hospital to check in on medication adherence, weight changes and ...

“This scanner, once it is installed, just automatically keeps an eye on you and alerts the heart failure nurse, which is a huge relief.” At the end of the study, 18 of the 22 surviving ...

In nursing school, ... was shocked to learn in fall 2021 from her doctors at the University of Kansas Medical Center that she was experiencing heart failure and would likely need a heart transplant.

If you have heart failure, you have a lot of choices for treatment. Your doctor may suggest you start with medication and lifestyle changes. If your condition gets worse, you can turn to centers ...

Jill A. Hall, FNP, Nurse Practitioner, Heart Failure Prevention and Treatment Program, Salt Lake City, Utah Jill C. Vesty, FNP , Nurse Practitioner, Heart Center of the Rockies, Fort Collins, Colorado ...