Understanding Heart Failure

The purpose of this (1) hour course is to educate healthcare professionals on heart failure being a chronic condition affecting millions of people today. Early diagnosis and treatment can help people who have heart failure live longer, more active lives. This continuing education course for healthcare professionals explores the causes, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of heart failure.

By the end of this course, you will have the skills to:

✔️ Identify the causative factors for heart failure.

✔️ Describe the pathological changes associated with heart failure.

✔️ Recognize the signs and symptoms of heart failure.

✔️ Discuss some pharmaceutical interventions for managing heart failure.

✔️ Outline the nursing care and management of a patient in heart failure.

✔️ Discuss the differences between the two heart failure classification tools.