title: How heart failure complicates care.
abstract: Review why heart failure (HF) develops and how it affects the nursing care of patients with other health problems.
authors.affiliation: Heart Failure Home Care, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education; D005791:Patient Care; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods