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Nurses' Knowledge of Heart Failure: Implications for Decreasing 30-Day Re-Admission Rates.
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NursingHeart FailureAdvanced Practice NurseCardiovascular DiseaseHealth Policy30-Day Re-admission RatesPatient SafetyOutcomes ResearchHealth Care CostCardiac CareOlder AdultsPublic HealthMedicineCardiologyCommon CauseDiastolic Function
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.