Nurse-Led Heart Failure Education and Patient Outcomes: A Mixed-Methods Prospective Registry Study

In a single-center registry of 56 hospitalized acute heart failure patients, nurse-led handbook education produced knowledge gains in 30 patients, with higher post-education scores (16 vs 12).

• Why it matters: Heart failure self-care understanding varies and is inconsistently linked to outcomes, leaving uncertainty about which education components improve knowledge and what that means clinically.
• What they did: From April–December 2021, nurses delivered structured education with a patient handbook, and a 20-item knowledge test was given before and after education and at first outpatient follow-up.
• The result: Knowledge improvement (≥5-point increase or baseline ≥15) was linked to sustained knowledge and better nutritional markers (higher serum albumin and inpatient dietary intake), while one-year mortality and HF readmission did not differ.

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