Advance-practice nursing in heart-failure management: an integrative review.
The number of patients with heart failure (HF) is predicted to escalate into the next decade, whereas the number of cardiac specialists who are skilled in evidence-based recommendations in HF practice will struggle to provide available, quality care. The advance-practice nurse, whose focus is HF management, may be an important key to improving access to this growing aggregate. This integrative review indicates the positive cost-to-benefit ratio for the advance-practice nurse's collaboration in HF management. Other measurable nursing outcomes have yet to scratch the surface, thereby inviting studies into areas that will promote the patient's quality of life.
Osevala
Mary Louise
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Department of Care Coordination, H068, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, PO Box 850, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA. mosevala@psu.edu
D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing*; D016507:Cardiology Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D014481:United States