Journal article
Managing Heart Failure in the Long-Term Care Setting
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Implementation of heart failure guidelines in long-term care (LTC) settings is challenging. Understanding the conditions of nursing practice can improve management, reduce suffering, and prevent hospital admission of LTC residents living with heart failure.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to understand the experiences of LTC nurses managing care for residents with heart failure.
Authors
Strachan PH; Kaasalainen S; Horton A; Jarman H; D’Elia T; Van Der Horst M-L; Newhouse I; Kelley ML; McAiney C; McKelvie R
Journal
Nursing Research, Vol. 63, No. 5, pp. 357–365
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
9 2014
DOI
10.1097/nnr.0000000000000049
ISSN
0029-6562