Heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group:The wards introduced and implemented the Nursing Toolkit for Improving the Accuracy of Intake and Output Records in Heart Failure Patients according to the clinical implementation p
Control group:The wards maintained routine nursing practices. Nurses recorded patients' 24-hour intake and output and monitored their weight in accordance with the standard heart failure nursing proto
Sponsors
Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient Inclusion Criteria: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria for heart failure as outlined in the Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure; (2) Classified as New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II–IV; (3) Age >= 18 years; (4) Voluntarily agree to participate in the study and sign an informed consent form. 2. Nurse Inclusion Criteria: (1) Hold a valid nursing license and be registered in accordance with regulations; (2) Engaged in clinical nursing care for heart failure patients; (3) Have at least one year of work experience; (4) Voluntarily agree to participate in the study and sign an informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient Exclusion Criteria: (1)Patients with major complications; (2) Patients undergoing surgical procedures during the intake and output recording period. 2. Nurse Exclusion Criteria: (1) Nurses in further training or intern nurses; (2) Nurses with continuous absence from duty for more than 3 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Accuracy rate of fluid intake and output recording in heart failure patients;Nurses' compliance rate with toolkit review indicators; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Compliance rate of volume management in heart failure patients;Complication rate;Improvement status of heart failure;Duration of hospitalization;Hospitalization costs;Evidence-Based Practice Competency Score for Nurses;System-Level Changes in the Ward; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYan Lin
Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed