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Education Elements in the Observation Unit for Heart Failure Patients

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As a complex clinical syndrome with complex treatment strategies, heart failure requires a comprehensive approach to education for the patient and family. In fact, education is essential for the long-term management of heart failure. Over 50 % of the time, a decompensation event can be directly attributed to decisions made by the patient about medication or dietary adherence. Therefore, patient understanding of the connection between their behavior and the decompensation is paramount. In addition to precipitants, education should also include self-care (signs and symptoms of worsening heart failure, medications and dosing regimens, dietary restrictions) and lifestyle modifications. This chapter focuses on these topics as it relates to discharge educational needs within a short-stay setting.

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  1. Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Brad P. Mayeux MSN, RN & Robin J. Trupp PhD, RN CHFN

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Mayeux, B.P., Trupp, R.J. (2017). Education Elements in the Observation Unit for Heart Failure Patients. In: Peacock, W. (eds) Short Stay Management of Acute Heart Failure. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44006-4_16

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