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    Knowledge Attitude and Associated Factors towards Heart Failure Management Among Nurses Working in Cardiac Unit of Selected Government Hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020.
    (Addis Ababa University, 2020-06) Mesfin Betelhem; Mengistu Daniel; Habte Teshome
    Pharmacologic, surgical and lifestyle management are the three essential strategies in heart failure management and nurses have a critical input in each of these strategies. The key roles for the nurse in the management of heart failure have largely focused on the follow up and monitoring and provide education about heart failure for the patient. However, there is often a mismatch between a patent’s understanding of their heart failure management and the information provided by the health professional so the objectives of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude and associated factors towards heart failure management among nurses working in cardiac unit at selected government hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020. Institution based cross sectional study design was conducted among nurses working in cardiac unit at selected government hospitals of Addis Ababa from March to April 2020. 199 nurses who fulfil the inclusion criteria were recruited from selected governmental hospitals by census method. Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation and percentages are calculated and binary and multivariable logistic regressions were computed to evaluate the association. The study findings revealed that nurses had poor knowledge and positive attitude towards management of heart failure. There were a significant association with age, level of education, year of experience and training with nurse’s knowledge towards heart failure management. The deficient knowledge would certainly have a negative impact on the quality of their practice, and consequently on patients’ outcomes. They need training and standard tool as a guideline for heart failure management to improve their knowledge. Key words; Knowledge, attitude, nurses, heart failure and heart failure management