title: Community Health Workers in Collaboration With Case Managers to Improve Quality of Life for Patients with Heart Failure.
authors.affiliation: Patra H. Reed, DNP, RN, CNML, is Sentara Blue Ridge Regional Director for Integrated Care Management at Sentara RMH Medical Center in Harrisonburg, VA. She received her DNP and BSN degrees from James Madison University and her MSN degree from the University of Virginia. Her 23 years of nursing experience include 15 years in case management and case management leadership. Patra helped in developing the Continuum Case Management role and the community health worker program at Sentara RMH Medical Center. She has also presented these programs at local, state, and national case management conferences. Linda J. Hulton, PhD, RN, is Professor of Nursing at James Madison University and Coordinator of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. She received her BSN degree from Roberts Wesleyan College and her master's and PhD in nursing degree from the University of Virginia, with a specialty in Community Health. Her areas of research interest are adolescent health promotion and homeless populations. Past awards include the CISAT Distinguished Teacher from James Madison University, the Alger Family Endowment Award for Community Outreach, and the Provost Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising. In 2016, she received the Virginia Nurses Foundation Leadership in Excellence in Nursing Research Award.
authors.forename: Patra H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: Linda J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Hulton
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000071959:Case Managers; D003150:Community Health Workers; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D016730:Program Development; D011788:Quality of Life; D012648:Self Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014768:Virginia