title: Nurses' Knowledge of Heart Failure: Implications for Decreasing 30-Day Re-Admission Rates.
abstract: Heart failure affects 5.1 million Americans. It is the leading cause of hospitalization in older adults and the most common cause of readmissions, which cost approximately $12 billion annually. Readmissions can be reduced through increased nurses' knowledge in heart failure.
authors: Priscilla P
authors: PP
authors: Sterne
authors: Sheila
authors: S
authors: Grossman
authors: J Sue
authors: JS
authors: Migliardi
authors: Anne D
authors: AD
authors: Swallow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult